Denis de Sallo
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Denis de Sallo, Sieur de la Coudraye [pseudonym Sieur d'Hédonville] (1626 - May 14, 1669), French
writer, and founder of the first French literary and scientific journal, was born at Paris
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In 1665 he published the first number of the Journal des sçavans
. The Journal, under his direction, was suppressed--after the thirteenth number, but was revived shortly afterwards. He died in Paris on the 14th of May 1669.
France
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writer, and founder of the first French literary and scientific journal, was born at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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In 1665 he published the first number of the Journal des sçavans
Journal des sçavans
The Journal des sçavans , founded by Denis de Sallo, was the earliest academic journal published in Europe, that from the beginning also carried a proportion of material that would not now be considered scientific, such as obituaries of famous men, church history, and legal reports...
. The Journal, under his direction, was suppressed--after the thirteenth number, but was revived shortly afterwards. He died in Paris on the 14th of May 1669.