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Pierre Grimod du Fort (1692 – October 1748) was a fermier général and art collector under Louis XV, and a member of the Grimaud, or Grimod, family. One of the richest fermiers, he was also superintendent of the Post Office.

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Pierre Grimod du Fort

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Pierre Grimod du Fort (1692 – October 1748) was a fermier général and art collector under Louis XV, and a member of the Grimaud, or Grimod, family. One...

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Grimod

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Grimod is a French and Italian surname, held by Guido Grimod, mayor of Aosta the Grimod du Fort family, counts of Orsay: Pierre Grimod du Fort (1692–1748)...

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1692

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– Georg Heinrich Zincke, German academic (d. 1769) October 3 – Pierre Grimod du Fort, French art collector (d. 1748) October 4 – Francis Willoughby,...

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1690s

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– Georg Heinrich Zincke, German academic (d. 1769) October 3 – Pierre Grimod du Fort, French art collector (d. 1748) October 4 – Francis Willoughby,...

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Orsay

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Musée d'Orsay is not in Orsay. In the eighteenth century, the family of Grimod du Fort bought the land and received the title of comte d'Orsay. In 1870, during...

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until 1923. January 1 – The first edition of Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière's Almanach des gourmands, the first guide to restaurant cooking...

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