Louis-Camus Destouches
Encyclopedia
Louis-Camus Destouches was a French
artillery officer.
He was a chevalier of the ordre de Saint-Lazare from 1690, and became a chevalier of the ordre de Saint-Louis in 1720, then commandeur in 1725. He saw a brilliant career in the artillery, gaining him the nickname 'Canon'.
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
, philosophe
and contributor to the Encyclopédie
, was born from an affair with Claudine Guérin de Tencin
in 1716. Destouches secretly funded his illegitimate son's education, and left him an income of 1200 livres
upon his death in 1726 in Paris.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
artillery officer.
He was a chevalier of the ordre de Saint-Lazare from 1690, and became a chevalier of the ordre de Saint-Louis in 1720, then commandeur in 1725. He saw a brilliant career in the artillery, gaining him the nickname 'Canon'.
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. He was also co-editor with Denis Diderot of the Encyclopédie...
, philosophe
Philosophe
The philosophes were the intellectuals of the 18th century Enlightenment. Few were primarily philosophers; rather they were public intellectuals who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning, including philosophy, history, science, politics, economics and social issues...
and contributor to the Encyclopédie
Encyclopédie
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations. It was edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert...
, was born from an affair with Claudine Guérin de Tencin
Claudine Guérin de Tencin
Claudine Alexandrine Guérin de Tencin was a French salonist and author. She was the mother of Jean le Rond d'Alembert, philosophe and contributor to the Encyclopédie.- Early life :...
in 1716. Destouches secretly funded his illegitimate son's education, and left him an income of 1200 livres
French livre
The livre was the currency of France until 1795. Several different livres existed, some concurrently. The livre was the name of both units of account and coins.-Etymology:...
upon his death in 1726 in Paris.