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Étienne de Silhouette

Étienne de Silhouette was a French politician, translator, diplomat and writer (1709–1767). He was born at Limoges and died at Château de Bry.

Also recorded as Silhouette, Étienne de; Etienne de Silhouette.

Overview

Born at Limoges in 1709, died at Château de Bry in 1767.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

Memoires des commissaires de Sa Majesté trèschretienne et de ceux dde Sa Majesté brittanique. Saggio sopra l'uomo poema filosofico di Alessandro Pope. Mémoires des commissaires du roi et de ceux de Sa Majesté britannique, sur les possessions & les froits respectifs des deux couronnes en Amérique. Mémoires des Commissaires du roi et de ceux de Sa Majesté britannique. Idée générale du gouvernement et de la morale des Chinois. Voyage d'Espagne et de Portugal.

Literature

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

Étienne de Silhouette, Notes and Queries, 1874. Étienne de Silhouette [silhoetien023106], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025. Jean Jacques Rousseau to Étienne de Silhouette, Sunday, 2 December 1759 [rousjeVF0060214a1c], Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of Correspondence, 2025.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Positions recorded include Controller-General of Finances and Ambassador of France to Great Britain.

Chronology

  1. 1709Étienne de Silhouette born at Limoges.
  2. 1767Étienne de Silhouette died at Château de Bry.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Étienne de Silhouette”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q290240: Étienne de Silhouette

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