Portrait of Constantin-François Chasseboeuf, Marquis de Volney

Constantin-François Chasseboeuf, Marquis de Volney

1757 – 1820

Volney was associated with liberal groups such as the Girondins and the Ideologues during the French Revoltuon and the Napoleonic Empire. He studied medicine before travelling widely in the Middle East and learning Arabic. He wrote on history and geography.

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