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Joseph Joubert (born May 7, 1754 in Montignac, Périgord and died May 4 1824 in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne) was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées published posthumously. From age 14 Joubert attended a religious college in Toulouse, where he later taught until 1776. In 1778 he went to Paris where he met D'Alembert and Diderot, amongst others, and later became friends with young writer and diplomat Chateaubriand. He alternated between living in Paris with his... full article at wikipedia

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