Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel, 1711-1797

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Personal name heading	Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel, 1711-1797 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Formey, Mr. (Jean-Henri-Samuel), 1711-1797 Formey, M. (Jean-Henri-Samuel), 1711-1797 Formey, Johann Heinrich Samuel, 1711-1797 Formeĭ, Zhan-Anri-Sami︠u︡ėlʹ, 1711-1797 Formey, Jean Louis Samuel, 1711-1797
See also	Alternate identity: Yemrof, M., 1711-1797 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Colleague: Algarotti, Francesco, conte, 1712-1764 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Marchand, Prosper, -1756 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Student: Beausobre, Louis de, 1730-1783 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Officer of: Königliche Akademie der Wissenschaften (Berlin, Germany) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Employer: Französisches Gymnasium Berlin *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Corporate body: Royal Society (Great Britain) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Corporate body: Academia Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina Naturae Curiosorum *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Corporate body: Imperatorskai︠a︡ akademīi︠a︡ naukʺ i khudozhestvʺ (Russia) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Graduate of: Französisches Gymnasium Berlin *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	Germany Prussia (Kingdom)
Associated place	Württemberg (Duchy) France Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Duchy) Dampierre-sur-Moivre (France)
Located	Berlin (Germany) Friedrichstadt (Mitte, Berlin, Germany)
Birth date	1711-05-31
Death date	[1797-03-07, 1797-03-08]
Place of birth	Berlin (Germany)
Place of death	Berlin (Germany)
Field of activity	Philosophy Essay Letter writing Journalism Protestantism
Affiliation	Königliche Akademie der Wissenschaften (Berlin, Germany) Königliche Akademie der Wissenschaften (Berlin, Germany). Classe de philosophie Französisches Gymnasium Berlin Academia Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina Naturae Curiosorum Royal Society (Great Britain)
Profession or occupation	Philosophy teachers Philosophers High school teachers Essayists Encyclopedists Journalists Clergy
Found in	Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel. Conseils pour ... Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel. A concise history of philosophy and philosophers, 1766: title page (M. Formey, M.D.S.E. Professor of Philosophy; Perpetual Secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Belles Lettres of Berlin; Member of the Imperial Academy of Petersbourg and the Academia Curiosorum; Fellow of the Royal Society of London, and of the Societies of Bologna, Gottingen, Grieffswald Jena, Helmstadt, and Chalons) Poland. Memoires pour servir a l'histoire et au droit publique de Pologne, contenant particulierement les Pacta conventa d'Auguste III, 1741: t.p. (Mr. Formey, M.D.S.E. & professeur à Berlin) Dictionnaire de biographie française, 1933- (Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel) Cioranescu, Alexandre. Bibliographie de la littérature française du dix-huitième siècle, 1969 (Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel; b. 5/31/1711, d. 3/8/1797) Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel. La belle Wolfienne, 1983: v. 1-2, t.p. (Jean Louis Samuel Formey) v. 1, pref. (Jean Henri Samuel Formey) VIAF, 23 September 2020 (authorized access points in VIAF cluster: Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel, 1711-1797, Formey, Johann Heinrich Samuel, 1711-1797, Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey pasteur, philosophe et homme de lettres allemand, Formey, Jean Henri Samuel, Formey, Mr. Jean Henry Samuel, 1711-1797; VIAF ID: 51703551 (Personal)) <http://viaf.org/viaf/51703551> Wikipedia, 11 September 2020 (Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (French: Jean Henri Samuel Formey; 31 May 1711-7 March 1797); German churchman, educator, author, and journalist; son of immigrant French Huguenot family, preached, taught, and wrote in French; a founding member of Berlin Academy, wrote thousands of letters (including correspondence with Francesco Algarotti and Prosper Marchand), popularized scientific and philosophical ideas, and contributed to Diderot's Encyclopédie; born in Berlin, Brandenburg; in 1736 became pastor of French Protestant church in Berlin; in 1737 chosen professor of rhetoric in Collège Français there, and in 1739 professor of philosophy; pupils included Louis de Beausobre (to become philosopher and political economist of some standing in his own right); on reorganisation of Academy of Berlin in 1744, during Frederick the Great's reign, was named member, in 1748 its perpetual secretary; in 1750 appointed member of Royal Society; principal works: La belle Wolfienne (1741-1753), began as popularisation, for women, of Wolff's philosophy in form of philosophical romance, but by end of 4th volume, abandoned fiction for paraphrase and abridgement of Wolff's metaphysical works), Le Philosophe chrétien (1740), L'Émile chrétien (1764, intended as an answer to the Émile of Rousseau), Souvenirs d'un citoyen (Berlin, 1789); also published immense number of contemporary memoirs in the transactions of Berlin Academy) <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johann_Heinrich_Samuel_Formey&oldid=971119080> Wikipedia, l'encyclopédie libre, 11 September 2020 (Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (31 May 1711, Berlin-7 March 1797, Berlin); pastor and German man of letters; family of French Huguenot refugees originated from Dampierre-sur-Moivre; after became philosophy teacher in 1739, resigned position as pastor, but continued to preach; with organisation of Académie royale des sciences de Prusse in 1744, accepted positions of secretary of Classe de philosophie and conseiller privé; in 1748, was named sole and permanent secretary of Académie de Berlin; in 1781, became director of Classe de philosophie; in 1778, princess dowager of Württemberg chose him as secretary, after her death, the court of Mecklenburg-Schwerin named him as its agent; also different positions connected with the French colony [of Huguenots in Berlin], including director of Maison d'Orange, charity liaison (from 1747), then conseiller privé of Directoire supérieur (obtained 1772); invited by Frédéric II to establish plan of judicial reform to guide the redactors of Corpus juris federicianum or Codex juris fredericianus (French translation: Code Frédéric pour les États de Sa Majesté le roi de Prusse, 1750/1751); wrote a great deal in all disciplines, including politics; several works translated into German, Dutch, English, Italian, or Russian; founder or principal editor of periodical publications; also wrote Remarques de grammaire sur Racine, pour servir de suite à celles de l'abbé d'Olivet, avec des remarques détachées sur quelques autres écrivains du premier ordre (Berlin, 1766, in-12), published under pseudonym Yemrof (palindrome of his name)) <https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johann_Heinrich_Samuel_Formey&oldid=170480967> Wikipedia, die freie Enzyklopädie, 16 September 2020 (Jean Henri Samuel Formey (31 May 1711-8 March 1797); theologian, philosopher, historian, collaborator on Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert, and for many years a leading member of Berliner Akademie der Wissenschaften; 1720-1727, student at Collège Français in Berlin; after 2 years study of theology, became preacher of the French Reformed parish of Brandenburg and position at französischen Kirche Berlin-Friedrichstadt, which continued while taught rhetoric at Collège Français, 1737-1739; appointed professor of philosophy 1739, taught philosophy there for 50 years; named to Berliner Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1744; one of the members who established that its publications would be in French rather than in Latin as previously; led its Philosophische Abteilung 1788-1797; his writings and correspondence were exclusively in French (he learned only limited German); received many honors, member of various international societies, member of scholarly academies of Saint Petersburg and London; in 1757, chosen as member of Leopoldina; lived on Behrenstrasse in Berliner Friedrichstadt) <https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean_Henri_Samuel_Formey&oldid=202077361> Wikidata, 11 September 2020 (Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (Q88385); description: writer; sex or gender: male; country of citizenship: Germany; pseudonym: Yemrof; date of birth: 31 May 1711, Gregorian; date of death: 7 March 1797, Gregorian; occupations: philosopher, Encyclopédistes, translator, essayist; field of work: philosophy; member of: Royal Society, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences; educated at: Französisches Gymnasium Berlin; work location: Berlin) <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q88385> OCLC, 16 September 2020: Yemrof (access points: Formey, Johann Heinrich Samuel, 1711-1797, Formey, Jean Henri Samuel; usages: M. Yemrof, ... [Formey], Mr. Yemrof; title and statement of responsibility: Remarques de grammaire sur Racine : pour servir de suite à celles de M. l'abbé d'Olivet ; avec des remarques détachées sur quelques autres écrivains de premier ordre / par M. Yemrof, ... ; publication statement: Berlin : Haude et Spener, 1766; note: Yemrof ... (Anagramm) s. Formey, Jean-Henri-Samuel; record identifiers: 457286085, 311270690)
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