Cornelius de Pauw

Corneli(u)s Franciscus de Pauw (Dutch: [kɔrˈneːlijʏz ˈpʌu, -lɪz -]; French: Corneille de Pauw; 18 August 1739 — 5 July 1799) was a Dutch philosopher, geographer and diplomat at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia.