Jean Castilhon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean Castilhon

French journalist

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1720

Place of Birth: Toulouse, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1799

Profession: journalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Jean Castilhon

  • Jean Castilhon (11 September 1720 – 6 January 1799) was an 18th-century French journalist and writer. Castilhon was one of the editors of the NĂ©crologe des hommes cĂ©lèbres de France, from 1761 to 1782, at the Journal encyclopĂ©dique, from 1769 to 1793, the Journal de TrĂ©voux, from 1774 to 1778, the Journal de jurisprudence of his brother Jean-Louis Castilhon, also a writer, and creator of the Spectateur français, ou Journal des mĹ“urs in 1776. Jean Castilhon was elected guardian of the AcadĂ©mie des Jeux floraux in 1751.
  • A member of the AcadĂ©mie des sciences, inscriptions et belles-lettres de Toulouse, he became its permanent secretary in 1784.
  • In 1798, he established a literary society, "Le LycĂ©e de Toulouse", of which he was first president.

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