Cercle des Philadelphes

Cercle des Philadelphes (Saint-Domingue).

Cercle des Philadelphes was an academic scientific society in Saint-Domingue. It was founded in 1784 and ceased to function in 1791. It has been counted as the most prominent academic society in the Americas prior to the French Revolution.

The society held its first official reunion on 15 August 1784. It developed most of its prominent ideas around mesmerism concepts, which were fought off by the French scientific institutions at the time. Its first stated goal was to develop the people's interest in arts and sciences.[1]

One of its founding members was Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry.

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References

  1. ^ Maurel, B. (1961). "Une société de pensée à Saint-Domingue, le « Cercle des Philadelphes » au Cap Français". Outre-Mers. Revue d'histoire. 48 (171): 234–266. doi:10.3406/outre.1961.1335.



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