Saint-Simon

American  

[san-see-mawn] / sɛ̃ siˈmɔ̃ /

noun

1. Comte de, 1760–1825, French philosopher and social scientist.

2. Louis de Rouvroy 1675–1755, French soldier, diplomat, and author.

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Saint-Simon British  

/ sɛ̃simɔ̃ /

noun

1. Comte de (kɔ̃t də), title of Claude Henri de Rouvroy. 1760–1825, French social philosopher, generally regarded as the founder of French socialism. He thought society should be reorganized along industrial lines and that scientists should be the new spiritual leaders. His most important work is Nouveau Christianisme (1825)

2. Duc de (dyk də), title of Louis de Rouvroy. 1675–1755, French soldier, statesman, and writer: his Mémoires are an outstanding account of the period 1694–1723, during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV

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French visionaries like Henri de Saint-Simon and Charles Fourier wrote of ideal societies based on sharing and cooperation.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

But on the corner of the boulevard and Rue de Saint-Simon, a few steps away from the Musée D’Orsay, concrete sidewalks give way to Sahara sands.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2021

Surrounded by courtiers like the gossipy Lord Saint-Simon, he composed decrees and consulted with high officials.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2019

When he visited France, he mentioned that he had read Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Saint-Simon, Fourier, Sartre, and twelve others.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 30, 2015

"His maxim," relates Saint-Simon, "was that the Bourbons must be rudely treated and the rod must be held high over their heads, without which no empire could be preserved over them."

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine

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