1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EON DE BEAUMONT, CHARLES GENEVIEVE LOUISE AUGUSTE ANDR£ TIMOTHEE D' (1728-1810), commonly known as the CHEVALIER o'EoN, French political adventurer, famous for the supposed mystery of his sex, was born near Tonnerre in Burgundy, on the 7th of October 1728. He was the son of an advocate of good position, and after a distinguished course of study at the College Mazarin he became a doctor of law by special dispensation before the usual age, and adopted his father's profession. He EOTVOS began literary *<>* as a contri…
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