Biographies : 2
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BiographyCORVISART, Jean Nicolas
Jean Nicolas Corvisart was born on 15 February, 1755, in Dricourt, in the Ardennes. Early on, he joined his uncle, a priest, near Boulogne-sur-mer, who instructed him in French and Latin. At the age of twelve, he began his schooling at the Collège Sainte-Barbe, where his intelligence, thoughtful manner and athletic abilities saw him distinguish […]
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BiographyDALBERG, Carl Theodor von
The son of the Burggrave of Friedberg, private councillor to the elector of Mainz, and of Maria Sophia Anna, countess of Eltz-Kempenich, Carl Theodor von Dalberg entered university in Heidelberg to study law (1759-1761). On becoming an administrator for the elector of Mainz, Dalberg (1744-1817), became Vicar General in 1768 and governor of Erfurt in […]