Philippe Macquer (15 February 1720,

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– 27 January 1770) was a French historian and lawyer. His brother was the chemist

Pierre Joseph Macquer Pierre-Joseph Macquer (9 October 1718 – 15 February 1784) was an influential French chemist. He is known for his ''Dictionnaire de chymie'' (1766). He was also involved in practical applications, to medicine and industry, such as the French dev ...

Life

He came from a family of Scottish origins. His health did not allow him to devoted himself to being a lawyer to the Parlement of Paris and so he dedicated himself to literature. He is notable for his summaries of history, known for their clarity and precision in a similar vein to président Hénault. He contributed to the ''Dictionnaire portatif des arts et métiers'' (1766, 2 vol. in-8°, republished and expanded by abbé Pierre Jaubert as ''Dictionnaire raisonné universel des arts et métiers'', 1773, 4 vol.). This work was strongly critiqued by

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, spokesman for the

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- he accused Macquer of plagiarism. The controversy is analysed by Jacques Proust.''Revue d’histoire des sciences et de leurs applications'', 1958, vol. 11, no. 4, pages 330-36.

Works

* ''Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire ecclésiastique, de 33 à 1700'', 1751, 2 volumes ; 1757 ; expanded by abbé Joseph Antoine Toussaint Dinouart, 1768, 3 volumes ; published in Italian, 1757 ; published in German by abbé Rauscher, Vienna, 1788, 4 volumes in octavo * ''Annales romaines ou abrégé chronologique de l'histoire romaine depuis la fondation de Rome jusqu'aux empereurs'', 1756 ; La Haye, 1757; translated into English by Thomas Nugent * ''Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire d'Espagne et de Portugal'', collaboration with

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and

Charles-Jean-François Hénault Charles-Jean-François Hénault (8 February 1685 – 24 November 1770) was a French writer and historian. Life and career Early years Hénault was born in Paris. His father, René Jean Rémy Hénault de Cantobre (1648–1737) a farmer-general ...

, 1759, 2 volumes * ''Dictionnaire portatif des Arts et Métiers, contenant en abrégé l’histoire, la description & la police des arts & métiers, des fabriques & manufactures de France & des pays étrangers'', Paris : chez Jacques Lacombe, 1766, 2 volumes in octavo ; Yverdon, 1766-1767, in octavo ; Amsterdam : Arkstée et Merkus, 1767, 2 volumes in octavo * with l'abbé Jaubert, ''Dictionnaire raisonné universel des Arts et Métiers, contenant leur description, et la police des manufactures de France et des pays étrangers'', Paris : chez Pierre-François Didot jeune (1731-1795), 1773, 4 volumes in octavo ; Lyon : A. Leroy, 1793-1801, 5 volumes in octavo ; frequently republished (the first edition was produced by Macquer in 1766, but Jaubert's several additions meant that the work no longer appeared under Macquer's name)

References

Sources

* Cardinal

Georges Grente Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (5 May 1872 – 5 May 1959) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Le Mans from 1918 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. ...

(ed.), ''Dictionnaire des lettres françaises. Le siecle XVIII'', new edition edited and published under François Moureau, Paris, Fayard, 1995. {{DEFAULTSORT:Macquer, Philippe French people of Scottish descent 18th-century French historians Writers from Paris 1720 births 1770 deaths