Aubin-Louis Millin de Grandmaison
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Aubin-Louis Millin de Grandmaison (19 July 1759 (Paris) — 14 August 1818 Paris) was an antiquary and naturalist
erudite in various domains, who followed Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
as curator of the Cabinet des médailles et antiques
of the former French royal library and took an interest in medieval art
, which was just beginning to attract serious attention, as well as classical culture.
During the French Revolution
he was imprisoned in 1793 as a result of his campaigns against Jacobins in the Chronique de Paris, which he edited. At the end of a year's term, he was freed following the Thermidorian Reaction
, to teach archeology at the nationalised royal library, reestablished as the Bibliothèque nationale; there he also served as conservateur-professeur in the department of antiquities and in 1799-1800 as president of the Conservatoire de la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
As a naturalist he joined Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet
(1761–1807) and Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic
(1759–1828) to form the first Linnean society in the world, the Société linnéenne de Paris. His Éléments d’Histoire naturelle (1797) formed part of the curriculum of the École centrale Paris
.
At the same time he was known for the many articles he published on Greek vases. In 1806, appeared his Dictionnaire des Beaux-Arts. From 1807 to 1811, appeared the four volumes of his Voyage dans les départemens du Midi de la France, accompanied by an atlas. In 1811 he travelled in Italy and Sicily, and afterwards published designs of the mosaic paving in the cathedrals of Apulia
.
Millin de Grandmaison was the director of the Magasin encyclopédique and participated in other scientific reviews and belonged to numerous scientific societies. He translated numerous accounts of voyages, edited two dissertations of Carl von Linné for the Société philomathique de Paris and one by Johan Christian Fabricius
(1745–1808). He carried on an important correspondence with the German archaeologist Karl August Böttiger
.
In 1817, he was a founder of the Annales encyclopédiques.
Millin de Grandmaison was born and died in Paris.
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
erudite in various domains, who followed Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy was a French writer and numismatist.-Early life:Barthélemy was born at Cassis, in Provence, and began his classical studies at the College of Oratory in Marseilles. He took up philosophy and theology at the Jesuits' college, and finally attended the seminary of the Lazarists...
as curator of the Cabinet des médailles et antiques
Cabinet des Médailles
The Cabinet des Médailles, more formally known as Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, is a department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, France, housed in its former premises in Rue de Richelieu.The Cabinet des Médailles is a museum...
of the former French royal library and took an interest in medieval art
Medieval art
The medieval art of the Western world covers a vast scope of time and place, over 1000 years of art history in Europe, and at times the Middle East and North Africa...
, which was just beginning to attract serious attention, as well as classical culture.
During the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
he was imprisoned in 1793 as a result of his campaigns against Jacobins in the Chronique de Paris, which he edited. At the end of a year's term, he was freed following the Thermidorian Reaction
Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt in the French Revolution against the excesses of the Reign of Terror. It was triggered by a vote of the Committee of Public Safety to execute Maximilien Robespierre, Antoine Louis Léon de Saint-Just de Richebourg and several other leading members of the Terror...
, to teach archeology at the nationalised royal library, reestablished as the Bibliothèque nationale; there he also served as conservateur-professeur in the department of antiquities and in 1799-1800 as president of the Conservatoire de la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
As a naturalist he joined Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet
Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet
Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet , French naturalist, was born at Montpellier, and was educated for the medical profession...
(1761–1807) and Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc was a French botanist, invertebrate zoologist, and entomologist.-Biography:...
(1759–1828) to form the first Linnean society in the world, the Société linnéenne de Paris. His Éléments d’Histoire naturelle (1797) formed part of the curriculum of the École centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
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At the same time he was known for the many articles he published on Greek vases. In 1806, appeared his Dictionnaire des Beaux-Arts. From 1807 to 1811, appeared the four volumes of his Voyage dans les départemens du Midi de la France, accompanied by an atlas. In 1811 he travelled in Italy and Sicily, and afterwards published designs of the mosaic paving in the cathedrals of Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
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Millin de Grandmaison was the director of the Magasin encyclopédique and participated in other scientific reviews and belonged to numerous scientific societies. He translated numerous accounts of voyages, edited two dissertations of Carl von Linné for the Société philomathique de Paris and one by Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
(1745–1808). He carried on an important correspondence with the German archaeologist Karl August Böttiger
Karl Böttiger
Karl August Böttiger was a German archaeologist and classicist, and a prominent member of the literary and artistic circles in Weimar and Jena....
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In 1817, he was a founder of the Annales encyclopédiques.
Millin de Grandmaison was born and died in Paris.