Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis

Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis was a French politician, philosopher, writer and military personnel (1764–1830). He was born at Paris.

Also recorded as Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis.

Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis in brief

Born
1764
Died
1830
Known for
politician, philosopher, writer and military personnel
Place of birth
Paris
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Identity and origins

He also worked under the names M. le duc de Lévis, M. L. D. D. L. and **. The authorities additionally record the heading Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis. His recorded language was French.

He was the child of Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis and Augustine Gabrielle Michel. One child is recorded: Gaston-François-Christophe de Lévis.

Career and activity

Recorded positions include deputy to the Estates-General of 1789, Pair of France and seat 6 of the Académie française. He belonged to Académie Française. He worked at Paris.

Recognition and collections

Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis received Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1967 to 2000.

Les Voyages de Kang-Hi. Pierre Flourens, 1794-1867 : physiologiste et historien des sciences sa place dans l'evolution de la physiologie expérimentale / Georgette Legée., dated 1992, 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 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 189 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Pestels de Lévis de Tubières-Grimoard, Comte de, Oxford Music Online, 2001. « Ce n'est pas vivre que d'exister dans un temps comme celui-ci » Gaston de Lévis : les lettres contre le néant, Annales historiques de la Révolution française, 2013. Conodonts from the Lévis formation (Zone D1) (Middle Ordovician), Lévis, Quebec, 1970. ROY, Pierre-Georges, Bigot et sa bande et l’Affaire du Canada. Lévis, 1950. 370 pages, Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française, 1950. « Ce n’est pas vivre que d’exister dans un temps comme celui-ci » Gaston de Lévis : les lettres contre le néant, Annales historiques de la Révolution française, 2013.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Positions recorded include deputy to the Estates-General of 1789 and Pair of France. Membership is recorded of Académie Française.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Chronology

  1. 1764Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis born at Paris.
  2. 1830Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis died at Paris.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    « Ce n'est pas vivre que d'exister dans un temps comme celui-ci » Gaston de Lévis : les lettres contre le néant, Annales historiques de la Révolution française, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    « Ce n’est pas vivre que d’exister dans un temps comme celui-ci » Gaston de Lévis : les lettres contre le néant, Annales historiques de la Révolution française, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  3. 3.

    Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Pestels de Lévis de Tubières-Grimoard, Comte de, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  4. 4.

    Conodonts from the Lévis formation (Zone D1) (Middle Ordovician), Lévis, Quebec, 1970

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    ROY, Pierre-Georges, Bigot et sa bande et l’Affaire du Canada. Lévis, 1950. 370 pages, Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française, 1950

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 189 works naming Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q984608: Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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