Cercle des Philadelphes
Cercle des Philadelphes was an academic scientific society in Saint-Domingue. It was founded in 1784 and ceased to function in 1791. It has been counted as the most prominent academic society in the Americas prior to the French Revolution.
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Cercle des Philadelphes (Saint-Domingue).
One of its founding members was Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry.
References
- James E. McClellan III: Colonialism and Science: Saint Domingue and the Old Regime
- American Philosophical Society: Cercle des Philadelphes du Cap François Collection
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