Charles de Brosses (1709-1777), Lettres historiques et critiques sur l’Italie (1739/1740)
Born into an aristocratic family in Dijon, Charles de Brosses studied law and was later appointed the president of the parliament in his hometown. As a scholar and philosopher, he had many interests, such as history, philology and linguistics. De Brosses mostly stayed in Dijon and its surrounds during his lifetime, but between 1739 and…Continue reading Charles de Brosses (1709-1777), Lettres historiques et critiques sur l’Italie (1739/1740)