Jean-Louis Castilhon

Jean-Louis Castilhon (1721, Toulouse – 24 August 1798, Bouillon) was an 18th-century French man of letters and encyclopedist.

The brother of journalist and writer Jean Castilhon, Jean-Louis Castilhon was a prolific author who contributed to a large number of periodicals, including the Journal de jurisprudence of which he was the director.

He married Philippine Lembert in Bouillon on October 3, 1766.

He gave the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie about 400 articles devoted to history.

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  1. ↑ Parish Notre-Dame du Jour in Toulouse where his father, Jean, was a prosecutor for the Sénéchaussée; his mother was Marguerite Demerle.
  2. ↑ Read online the complete work mainly devoted to Muhammad

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