Anne Claude de Caylus
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), was a French antiquarian, proto-archaeologist and man of letters.
Anne Claude de Caylus | |
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Count de Caylus by Alexander Roslin, National Museum, Warsaw | |
| Born | 31 October 1692 Paris |
| Died | 5 September 1765 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | French |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | antiquarian archaeologist |
Born in Paris, he was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Anne de Tubières, comte de Caylus. 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.
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.