Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

✶February 11, 1657

†January 9, 1757

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About their life

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, also called Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle, was a French writer and a member of three of the academies of the Institut de France, noted especially for his accessible treatment of scientific topics during the unfolding of the Age of Enlightenment.

French writer and philosopher of the enlightenment (1657–1757)

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