Louis François de La Bourdonnaye
Louis François de La Bourdonnaye | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1700 |
| Died | 1777 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupation | diplomat |
Louis François de La Bourdonnaye de Coëtion (1700 — 1777) was a French diplomat. He was Marquis de La Bourdonnaye and Vicomte de Coëtion, Intendant de Rouen, Conseiller d'État.
Biography[edit]
Born in 1700 in Bordeaux, son of Yves Marie de La Bourdonnaye de Coëtion and Catherine de Ribeyre. He died on 13 July 1777 at the Château de La Bourdonnaye à Carentoir.
He was named Counselor at the Second chambre of Requests of Parliament of Paris 3 July 1722, then Maître des requêtes in 1724. He was named Intendant de Rouen on 31 May 1732.
He organized a festival for the occasion of the convalescence of the king on 10 October 1744.[1]
He was a member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen[2] and was an active participant in its founding in 1744, and there he was Honorary Professor and Vice President before becoming president in 1745. He published many works in 1746: "De l'Utilité des machines propres à suppléer le travail des hommes" ("The Usefulness of Machines to Supplement Men's Work")[3] and 1752: "Réflexion sur ce qui pourrait contribuer à la perfection des édifices publics" ("Reflection on Who Could Contribute to the Perfection of Public Buildings") [4]
He was named Conseiller d'État Ordinaire on 25 July 1750. He retired from his duties at Rouen on 9 July 1755 due to weakening vision preventing him from reading memoirs and papers submitted to him.[5] He then took on other functions in Paris.
He was presented to King Louis XV on 18 January 1765.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b La Gazette de France publié par Théophraste Renaudot, Tome II - 1767
- ^ Précis analytique des Travaux de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, Belles Lettres et Arts de Rouen Tome IV - 1819
- ^ Précis analytique des Travaux de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, Belles Lettres et Arts de Rouen Tome I - 1814
- ^ Précis analytique des Travaux de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, Belles Lettres et Arts de Rouen Tome II - 1816
- ^ Luynes, Charles Philippe d'Albert duc de (1864). Mémoires du duc de Luynes sur la cour de Louis XV. Firmin Didot frères, fils et cie.