Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens was a French writer, philosopher, translator, military personnel and aristocrat (1704–1771). He was born at Aix-en-Provence and died at Toulon.

Also recorded as Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Argens; Marquis d'Argens.

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens in brief

Born
1704
Died
1771
Known for
writer,philosopher,translator,military personnel,aristocrat
Place of birth
Aix-en-Provence

Overview

Also worked under the name Abbé Persifle, Mirone and François d' Oraison.

Born at Aix-en-Provence in 1704, died at Toulon in 1771.

Identity and origins

He also worked under the names Abbé Persifle, Mirone and François d' Oraison. The authorities additionally record the headings Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Argens and Marquis d'Argens. His recorded language was French.

He was the child of Pierre-Jean de Boyer d'Eguilles.

Catalogued works

18 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1741 to 2008.

Thérèse the Philosopher, dated 1747. Jewish Letters. Lettres juives. Lettres juives, T.1. Lettres juives, T.2. Lettres juives, T.3. Mémoires du marquis d’Argens. Amour vainqueur des préjugés. Lettres du Roi de Prusse et du Marquis d’Argens. Lettres cabalistiques, ou, Correspondance philosophique, historique & critique, entre deux cabalistes, divers esprits elementaires, & le seigneur Astaroth, dated 1741, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory PQ1954.A54 L4 1741. [Jean Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens correspondence]., dated 2008-, held by Wellcome Collection. Notes pour le Rapport sur les progrès de la physiologie / Claude Bernard ; manuscrit inédit présenté et commenté par M.D. Grmek ; préf. de J. Dausset., dated 1979, held by Wellcome Collection. La fisiología : origen histórico de una ciencia experimental / José Luis Barona Vilar., dated [1991], held by Wellcome Collection. L'École Liégeoise de physiologie et son maître Léon Fredericq (1851-1935), pionnier de la zoologie chimique / [Marcel Florkin]., dated [1979], held by Wellcome Collection. Philosophie et méthodologie scientifiques de Claude Bernard / par Étienne Wolff, Christian Fouchet, Bernardo A. Houssay, Georges Canguilhem ... [etc.] Colloque international orgranisé pour la célébration du centenaire de la publication de l'Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale de Claude Bernard, 1965., dated 1967, held by Wellcome Collection. Les concepts de Claude Bernard sur le milieu intérieur / par Roger Heim, Bernard Halpern, Yvon Bourges, Bengt Andersson ... [etc.] Colloque international organisé pour la célébration du centenaire de la publication de l'Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale de Claude Bernard, 1965., dated 1967, held by Wellcome Collection. Ecrits physiologiques et médicaux / Descartes ; présentation, textes, traduction, notes et annexes de Vincent Aucante., dated 2000, held by Wellcome Collection. Physiologie et classification : relations historiques / Joseph Schiller ; traduit de l'anglais par les Docteurs F. et R.H. Polge d'Autheville., dated 1980, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 192 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Therese the Philosopher (1970) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Residence is recorded at Potsdam. Positions recorded include chamberlain. Membership is recorded of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Chronology

  1. 1704Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens born at Aix-en-Provence.
  2. 1747Thérèse the Philosopher.
  3. 1771Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens died at Toulon.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q705830: Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens

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