- Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle - Wikipedia
Fontenelle was a popular figure in the educated French society of his period, by holding a position of esteem comparable only to that of Voltaire Unlike Voltaire, however, Fontenelle avoided making important enemies
- Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle - Encyclopedia Britannica
Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle was a French scientist and man of letters, described by Voltaire as the most universal mind produced by the era of Louis XIV
- Bernard de Fontenelle (1657 - 1757) - Biography - MacTutor History of . . .
Bernard de Fontenelle was a French mathematician who wrote on the history of mathematics and the philosophy of mathematics and science
- Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier de (1657–1757) - Encyclopedia. com
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, the French author, forerunner of the Enlightenment, was born in Rouen and died in Paris, having lived one month short of a century
- Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de - Enlightenment and Revolution
Although he would eventually find himself among the anti-Newtonian philosophers, his earlier work in literature, science, and philosophy made Fontenelle one of the first lights of the French Enlightenment
- 17th Century French Poet: Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
This article explores Fontenelle’s poetic legacy, his literary context, and his influence on the future of French intellectual writing We will also compare his poetic style with other poets of his time, including Jean de La Fontaine and Nicolas Boileau
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- Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bouyer (or Bovier) De - Encyclopedia. com
Fontenelle was said to resemble his mother, a woman of great intellect, who was also pious and exhorted her children to virtue Two of them died at an early age, before Bernard was born; two more, Pierre and Joseph Alexis, were born after him—both were to become ecclesiastics
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