Jean Baptiste François Étienne Ajasson de Grandsagne
1802–45
French naturalist and writer. Studied and translated works of ancient science. Devoted himself to publishing a popular encyclopaedia. This enterprise exhausted his fortune and he died ruined in Lyon.
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DBF.
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
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