Jacques Georges Deyverdun
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Jacques Georges Deyverdun (8 May 1734, Lausanne - 4 July 1789, Aix-les-Bains
) was a Swiss classical scholar and translator. He translated Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther
into French. He met Edward Gibbon
in Lausanne
and the two became friends. He also acted as tutor to several English noblemen on the Grand Tour
such as Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield
and Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet
.
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...
) was a Swiss classical scholar and translator. He translated Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther is an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774; a revised edition of the novel was published in 1787...
into French. He met Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament...
in Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
and the two became friends. He also acted as tutor to several English noblemen on the Grand Tour
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s, and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage...
such as Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA , known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat...
and Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet
Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet
Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet was an English antiquary and politician.- Early life :Worsley was born on 13 February 1751, Appuldurcombe, the son of Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet . Worsley succeeded his father as baronet on 23 September 1768...
.