Francesco Algarotti

From Philosopedia

Algarotti, Francesco [Count] (1712—1761)

An Italian writer on science, history, and philosophy, Algarotti won high favor with Frederick the Great, Augustus of Saxony, and even (at first) Pope Clement XIV, who pronounced him “one of those rare men whom one would fain love even beyond the grave.” A friend of Voltaire and a deist, Algarotti had a monument erected to him by Frederick the Great.

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