Pierre-Jean Grosley (Troyes, 18 November 1718 – Troyes, 4 November 1785) was a French man of letters, local historian, travel writer and observer of social... 8 KB (927 words) - 15:39, 30 April 2024 |
A rumour in a contemporary travel book called Tour to London by Pierre Jean Grosley (although not confirmed) formed the popular myth that bread and meat... 37 KB (4,141 words) - 09:58, 18 April 2024 |
maps, and follow military movements. In 1758, the French historian Pierre-Jean Grosley visited Parma and described Isabella as 'one of the main wonders'... 79 KB (8,355 words) - 20:39, 6 May 2024 |
familiar form appeared in Pierre-Jean Grosley's Londres (Neuchâtel, 1770), translated as A Tour to London in 1772; Grosley's impressions had been formed... 24 KB (2,750 words) - 18:26, 25 April 2024 |
France. Little is known of Larivey's biography. The suggestion made by Pierre Grosley[citation needed] of Troyes that Pietro Giunti, called "Larivey" (the... 6 KB (804 words) - 13:28, 28 June 2023 |
Philip Neri, he taught rhetoric at the Troyes college. He befriended Pierre-Jean Grosley, for who he transcribed documents on the history of Troyes. He then... 3 KB (347 words) - 19:40, 14 April 2022 |
Politician Nicolas Desmarest, Geologist Pierre-Jean Grosley, Historian Edmé Boursault, Man of Letters Jean de Brienne, King of Jerusalem Jules Guyot... 45 KB (2,980 words) - 00:03, 3 May 2024 |
palaeographer Jean Mabillon, Richard Lassels, the English music historian Charles Burney, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Pierre-Jean Grosley, and the French... 126 KB (13,492 words) - 11:02, 5 February 2024 |