CHRETIEN GUILLAUME DE LAMOIGNON DE MALESHERBES
\kɹˈɛʃən ɡiːjˈə͡ʊm də lˈamɔ͡ɪɡnən də mˈe͡ɪlʃəbz], \kɹˈɛʃən ɡiːjˈəʊm də lˈamɔɪɡnən də mˈeɪlʃəbz], \k_ɹ_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n ɡ_iː_j_ˈəʊ_m d_ə l_ˈa_m_ɔɪ_ɡ_n_ə_n d_ə m_ˈeɪ_l_ʃ_ə_b_z]\
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A famous French statesman and miscellaneous writer; born in Paris, Dec. 6, 1721; was guillotined there, April 22, 1794. He was censor of the press and president of the excise court 1750-71; Minister of the Interior 1774-76; Louis XVI.'s counsel before the Convention 1792-93. He wrote "Public Law of France" (1779); "Thoughts and Maxims" (1802); "Book Selling and the Liberty of the Press" (2d ed. 1827); etc. The second edition of his "Unpublished Works" appeared in 1822.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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