Julien Offray de La Mettrie

Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709–1751) was a France philosopher, physician and non-fiction writer.

Also recorded as La Mettrie.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with atheism and materialism. Catalogue entries for printed books state edition, collation, binding and condition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

French physician and philosopher

Sources

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“Julien Offray de La Mettrie”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q7068: Julien Offray de La Mettrie
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