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Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando

Illustration — Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando. Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando, born Joseph Marie Degérando (29 February 1772 in Lyon, France – 10 November 1842 in Paris), was a French jurist, philanthropist and philosopher of Italian descent. He is most remembered for his 1804 book Histoire comparée des systèmes de philosophie, considérés relativement aux principes des connaissances humaines (Comparative History of Philosophical Systems, Considered in Relation to the Principles of Human Knowledge) as well as his 1820 study of benevolent activity, Le visiteur du pauvre (The visitor to the poor).

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Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando

Buste de Joseph-Marie de Gérando, par Jean-Marie Bonnassieux. Marbre, 1844. Commande à l'artiste sur les arrérages du legs Grognard pour la galerie des Lyonnais dignes de mémoire, 1842. Œuvre restaurée avec le concours du Fonds régional d'aide à la restauration (FRAR).

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Full name
Joseph-Marie Degérando.
Born
1772. · Lyon.
Died
1842. · former 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
anthropologist, philosopher, linguist, philanthropist, politician and writer.
Honours
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Languages
French.

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Illustration — Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando. Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando, born Joseph Marie Degérando (29 February 1772 in Lyon, France – 10 November 1842 in Paris), was a French jurist, philanthropist and philosopher of Italian descent. He is most remembered for his 1804 book Histoire comparée des systèmes de philosophie, considérés relativement aux principes des connaissances humaines (Comparative History of Philosophical Systems, Considered in Relation to the Principles of Human Knowledge) as well as his 1820 study of benevolent activity, Le visiteur du pauvre (The visitor to the poor).

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