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Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey

German churchman, educator, author, and journalist

Born on: May 31, 1711
Died on: March 7, 1797
Aged: 85 years 280 days (1029 months)
Birth Sign: Gemini

 

Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey

Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey was a German churchman, educator, author, and journalist. The son of an immigrant French family, he preached, taught, and wrote in French.

A founding member of the Berlin Academy, he wrote thousands of letters, popularized scientific and philosophical ideas, and also contributed to Diderot's Encyclopédie.


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