About Pierre Daubenton
Lived 1703 – 1776 (aged 73). Pierre Daubenton was a French jurist, lawyer and encyclopédistes.
Pierre Daubenton (10 April 1703 – 14 September 1776) was an 18th-century French lawyer, politician, author and Encyclopédiste.
Life He was the son of Jean Daubenton (1669–1736) and Marie Pichenot (* ca. 1680). The naturalist Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton (1716–1800) was his brother. In his hometown Montbard he was first a lawyer at the local court, and later mayor, garrison commander, Lieutenant of Police and officer of the local army.
Very interested in natural history subjects, Pierre daubenton contributed the Encyclopédie by Diderot many articles on topics related to botany and zoology and also on agricultural issues.
On 22 October 1737, he married Bernarde Amyot who gave birth to a son, Georges Louis Daubenton (1739–1785).
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Who was Pierre Daubenton?
French jurist and lawyer (1703-1776)
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Pierre Daubenton was born on 10 April 1703 in Montbard.
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Pierre Daubenton died on 14 September 1776 in Montbard.
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Pierre Daubenton was a jurist, lawyer and encyclopédistes.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pierre Daubenton. https://biography.guide/pierre-daubenton/
MLA: "Pierre Daubenton." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/pierre-daubenton/.
Chicago: "Pierre Daubenton." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/pierre-daubenton/.
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