Constantin François de Chasseboeuf, Comte de Volney (February 3, 1757 - April 25, 1820) was a French savant. He was at first surnamed Boisgirais from his father's estate, but afterwards assumed the name of Volney. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A savant (suh-VAHNT) is a learned person, well versed in literature or science, often with an exceptional skill in a specialized field of learning. ...

He was born at Craon (Mayenne) of good family. He spent some four years in Egypt and Syria, and published his Voyage en Egypte et en Syrie in 1787, and Considerations sur la guerre des Turcs et de la Russie in 1788. He was a member both of the Estates-General and of the National Constituent Assembly. In 1791 appeared Les Ruines, ou meditations sur les revolutions des empires, an essay on the philosophy of history, containing a vision which predicts the final union of all religions by the recognition of the common truth underlying them all. Mayenne is a département in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. ... The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting of the French Estates-General, a general assembly consisting of representatives from all but the poorest segment of the French citizenry, since 1614. ... The National Constituent Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale constituante) was formed from the National Assembly on July 9, 1789, during the first stages of the French Revolution. ... The philosophy of history asks at least these questions what is the proper unit for the study of the human past? the individual, the city or sovereign territory, the civilization, or nothing less than the whole of the species?; what broad patterns can we discern through the study of the...

Volney tried to put his politico-economic theories into practice in Corsica, where in 1792 he bought an estate and made an attempt to cultivate colonial produce. He was thrown into prison during the Jacobin triumph, but escaped the guillotine. He was some time professor of history at the newly founded École Normale. This article is about the Mediterranean island. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In the context of the French Revolution, a Jacobin originally meant a member of the Jacobin Club (1789-1794). ... Public guillotining in Lons-le-Saunier, 1878 The guillotine is a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation. ...

In 1795 he undertook a journey to the United States, where he was accused in 1797 of being a French spy sent to prepare for the reoccupation of Louisiana by France. He was obliged to return to France in 1798. The results of his travels took form in his Tableau du climat et du sol des Etats-Unis (1803). 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

He was not a partisan of Napoleon, but, being a moderate man, a savant and a Liberal, was impressed into service by the emperor, who made him a count and put him into the senate. At the restoration he was made a peer of France. He became a member of the Institute in 1795. He died in Paris on the April 25, 1820. For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism —an ideology espousing liberty. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

See also Volney prize. The Volney Prize (French language: Prix Volney) is awarded by the Institute of France after proposition by the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres to a work of comparative philology. ...

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