NEUFCHÂTEAU (François de) - Pièces fugitives de Mr. François - Lot 679

NEUFCHÂTEAU (François de) - Pièces fugitives de Mr. François de Neufchâteau en Lorraine, âgé de quatorze ans, associé des Académies de Dijon, de Marseille, de Lyon & de Nancy. Neufchâteau, Chez Monnoyer, 1766; in-12, 96 pp. bound in half-brown calf with small corners, speckled edges, one spine split and restored. First edition. Writer, agronomist and politician François de Neufchâteau (1750-1828) started out as a child prodigy, and was admitted to numerous provincial academies at an early age. During the Revolution, he spent a few days as President of the Assemblée Nationale in 1792; as a member of the Neuf Soeurs Lodge, his zeal against the Church was evident. An administrator under the Directoire, he became a Comte d'Empire and president of the Société Centrale d'Agriculture. Rare testimony to the works of a child prodigy. Noël 4430. Consultant: Monsieur Philippe HENRY