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Bernard de Fontenelle 1657-1757
Image above:
The 1723 portrait
painting of Bernard de Fontenelle by Louis
Galloche (1670-1761), Musée National de
Versailles
In full,
Bernard was Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle. He lived one month
short of a full 100 years. He was born in Rouen, France, and died in
Paris.
And what an
enlightened
life it was.
A writer and scientist, Bernard de
Fontenelle believed that human
reason would get mankind eventually out of trouble.
Bernard de Fontenelle
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