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Julien Offray de La Mettrie

French physician and philosopher (1709–1751)
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Julien Offray de La Mettrie
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Summary

Julien Offray de La Mettrie was born on December 12, 1709[1], in Saint-Malo[2]. He died on November 11, 1751[3], in Potsdam[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], physician[6], non-fiction writer[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,336 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: December 25, 1709[10]
  • Place of burial: Friedrichstadt[11]
  • Country of citizenship: France[12]
  • Native language: French[13]
  • Field of work: medicine[14], neuroscience[15], epistemology[16], political philosophy[17]
  • Educated at: University of Paris[18]
  • Doctoral advisor: Herman Boerhaave[19]
  • Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[20]
  • Religion or worldview: atheism[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Movement: atheism[23], materialism[24]
  • Commons category: Julien Offray de La Mettrie[25]
  • Given name: Julien[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Julien Offray de La Mettrie[27]
  • Commons gallery: Julien Offray de La Mettrie[28]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[29], BEIC Digital Library[30], Otto's encyclopedia[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[33], Library of the World's Best Literature[34], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[40]
  • Name in native language: Julien Offray de La Mettrie[41]

Why It Matters

Julien Offray de La Mettrie has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Works attributed to him include Man a Machine[44], a literary work[45], founded in 1748[46].

FAQs

Where was Julien Offray de La Mettrie born?

Julien Offray de La Mettrie was born in Saint-Malo[2].

Where did Julien Offray de La Mettrie die?

Julien Offray de La Mettrie died in Potsdam[4].

What did Julien Offray de La Mettrie do for work?

Julien Offray de La Mettrie worked as a philosopher[5], physician[6], non-fiction writer[7], and writer[8].

Where did Julien Offray de La Mettrie go to school?

Julien Offray de La Mettrie was educated at University of Paris[18].

Related Entities

France Herman Boerhaave medicine neuroscience Saint-Malo

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  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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