Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney
Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (3 February 175725 April 1820) was a French philosopher, abolitionist, writer, orientalist, and politician. He was at first surnamed "Boisgirais" after his father's estate, but afterwards assumed the name of "Volney" (which he had created as a contraction of "Voltaire" and "Ferney").
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Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney
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