Pierre Étienne Louis Dumont (18 July 1759 – 29 September 1829), known as Étienne Dumont, sometimes anglicised as Stephen Dumont, was a Genevan political writer. He is chiefly remembered as the French editor of the writings of the English philosopher and social reformer, Jeremy Bentham.
Read more about Pierre Étienne Louis Dumont: Early Life, Move To England, Editing Bentham, French Revolution, Later Life
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... In 1801 Dumont travelled over various parts of Europe with Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, and on his return settled down to the editorship of Bentham's works ... Dumont died at Milan while on an autumn tour on 29 September 1829 ...
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