JEAN BAPTISTE DUBOS
\d͡ʒˈiːn baptˈiːst djˈuːbə͡ʊz], \dʒˈiːn baptˈiːst djˈuːbəʊz], \dʒ_ˈiː_n b_a_p_t_ˈiː_s_t d_j_ˈuː_b_əʊ_z]\
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A French critic and essayist; born in Beauvais, 1670; died in Paris, March 23, 1742. He elevated criticism to a place among the arts with his "Critical Reflections on Poetry, Painting, and Music" (1719), and other works on Aesthetic topics.
By Charles Dudley Warner
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].
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