Louis-François Jauffret
Louis-François Jauffret (* 1770 in La Roquebrussanne , † 1840 in Marseille ) was a French anthropologist , educator, historian and poet.
Life
He is known for being the founder of the first scientific organization to practice anthropology.
From 1796 he published popular magazines for children and young people in French, English and many other languages.
In 1799 he founded the Société des Observateurs de l'homme with a group of friends . It was here that the knowledge of the importance of language for anthropological studies matured, something Wilhelm von Humboldt also played a part in.
Works
- Louis François Jauffret: Petite école des arts et métiers, contenant des notions simples et familières sur tout ce que ... , A. Eymery, 1816
- Louis François Jauffret, Augustin Charles Guichard: Gazette des nouveaux tribunaux . SA Hugelet, 1794
- Louis François Jauffret: Lettres sur les fabulistes, anciens et modern . Paris 1827
- Les charmes de l'enfance et les plaisirs de l'amour maternal
literature
- Jean-Luc. Chappey: La société des observateurs de l'homme, 1799–1804: des anthropologues au temps de Bonapart . Société des études robespierristes, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-908327-45-7 .
- Roots of madness . In: Die Zeit , No. 18/1999
Web links
- Cynthia J. Koepp The Enlightened Pedagogy of Louis-François Jauffret . ( Memento from January 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Word ; Engl.)
- FCT Moore: False Beginnings: early nineteenth century episodes in the human sciences . (engl.)
- Mentioned in Reinhard Brandt: Critical Commentary on Kant's Anthropology in a Pragmatic View (1798) (German)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jauffret, Louis-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French anthropologist, educator, historian and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Roquebrussanne |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1840 |
| Place of death | Marseille |