Philippe Sylvestre Dufour
French Protestant apothecary, banker, collector, and writer
About Philippe Sylvestre Dufour
Lived 1622 – 1687 (aged 64–65). Philippe Sylvestre Dufour was a French writer, pharmacist, merchant, collector and banker.
Title page of Dufour's, 'A treatise on the novelties and curiosities of coffee, tea and chocolate'. Philippe Sylvestre Dufour (born Manosque 1622, died Vevey (Canton de Vaud) 1687) was a French Protestant apothecary, banker, collector, and writer based in Lyon.
Biography Philippe Sylvestre was born in 1622 in Manosque. After his uncle Annibal Dafour made him his universal heir, he took his patronym "Dufour".
In 1653 Dufour married Jeanne Philibert in Lyon. Together they had five children: Phillippe, Alexandre, Pierre, Anne and Daniel.
Publications Philippe Sylvestre Dufour published two works.
De l'usage du caphé, du thé et du chocolate, Lyon, Jean Girin et Barthélémy Rivière, 1671. Instruction morale d'un père à son fils, qui part pour un long voyage : ou, Maniere aisée de former un jeune homme à toutes fortes de vertus, Lyon, Antoine Cellier fils, 1678.
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Who was Philippe Sylvestre Dufour?
French Protestant apothecary, banker, collector, and writer
When was Philippe Sylvestre Dufour born?
Philippe Sylvestre Dufour was born in 1622 in Manosque.
When did Philippe Sylvestre Dufour die?
Philippe Sylvestre Dufour died in 1687 in Vevey.
What was Philippe Sylvestre Dufour's occupation?
Philippe Sylvestre Dufour was a writer, pharmacist, merchant, collector and banker.
What nationality was Philippe Sylvestre Dufour?
Philippe Sylvestre Dufour was French.
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