Anne Claude de Caylus

Anne Claude de Caylus
Born(1692-10-31)31 October 1692
Died5 September 1765(1765-09-05) (aged 72)
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
Fieldsantiquarian
archaeologist

Anne Claude de Tubières-Grimoard de Pestels de Lévis, comte de Caylus, marquis d'Esternay, baron de Bransac (Anne Claude Philippe; 31 October, 1692 – 5 September 1765),[1] was a French antiquarian, proto-archaeologist and man of letters.

Born in Paris, he was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Anne de Tubières, comte de Caylus.[2] His mother, Marthe-Marguerite de Villette de Mursay, comtesse de Caylus (1673–1729), was the daughter of vice-admiral Philippe, Marquis de Villette-Mursay. His younger brother was Charles de Tubières de Caylus, who became a naval officer and governor of Martinique.[3]

He was a cousin of Mme de Maintenon, who brought Marthe-Marguerite up like her own daughter. Marthe-Marguerite wrote valuable Souvenirs of the court of Louis XIV; these were edited by Voltaire (1770), and by many later editors.[2]

  1. ^ BnF 11895648d
  2. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Caylus, Anne Claude de Lévis". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 590.
  3. ^ Garric, Alain, "Charles DE TUBIÉRES DE CAYLUS", Geneanet (in French), retrieved 29 August 2018