Étienne de Silhouette
Étienne de Silhouette was a French politician, translator, diplomat and writer (1709–1767). He was born in Limoges and died in Château de Bry.
Also recorded as Silhouette, Étienne de · Etienne de Silhouette
Étienne de Silhouette
- Born
- 1709 · Limoges
- Died
- 1767 · Château de Bry
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- politician · translator · diplomat · writer
- Languages
- French
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1709
Étienne de Silhouette born at Limoges.
1767
Étienne de Silhouette died at Château de Bry.
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Limoges
Birth place
Château de Bry
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Étienne de Silhouette [silhoetien023106], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2025
- Étienne de Silhouette, Notes and Queries, 1874
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1874
- Jean Jacques Rousseau to Étienne de Silhouette, Sunday, 2 December 1759 [rousjeVF0060214a1c], Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of Correspondence, 2025
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2025
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q290240: Étienne de Silhouette
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
- “Étienne de Silhouette”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Literature
Literature
Étienne de Silhouette [silhoetien023106], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025
Literature
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scholarly publication
Étienne de Silhouette [silhoetien023106], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Étienne de Silhouette, Notes and Queries, 1874Crossref registry
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
32,093 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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