Nicolas-Léopold Liébault (c. 1723 in
Nancy – 1795) was an 18th-century French officer, writer and
collaborator of the ''
Encyclopédie
, better known as ''Encyclopédie'' (), was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations. It had many writers, known as the Encyclopédistes. It was edited by Denis ...
'' by
Diderot
Denis Diderot (; ; 5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during t ...
and
D’Alembert.
Frank A. Kafker : ''Notices sur les auteurs des dix-sept volumes de « discours » de l'Encyclopédie.'' Recherches sur Diderot et sur l'Encyclopédie Année 1989 Volume 7 Numéro 7 p. 149
/ref> He was the author of two articles ''former'', ''dresser'' and ''fuite'', providing the definition of certain military terms (''régiment de Royal Lorraine'').
His father was a lawyer in Nancy. His brother was Nicolas-François-Xavier Liébault (1716-1800). The brothers were commissioned as officers of the depot of the Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a Great Power conflict fought primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and South Asia. The protagonists were Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of Prus ...
since about 1756 until 1758.
Sources
* Jacques Proust (1995), ''Diderot et l'Encyclopédie.'' Albin Michel, Paris p. 516
* English Showalter (1985), ''Correspondance de Mme de Graffigny.'' Voltaire Foundation, Oxford p. 28-29
References
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Contributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)
Military personnel from Nancy, France
1720s births
1795 deaths
Writers from Nancy, France