Theophraste Renaudot is a photograph by Collection Abecasis which was uploaded on July 5th, 2016.
Theophraste Renaudot
Theophraste Renaudot (1586-1653). 1856 illustration of the French physician, philanthropist and journalist Theophraste Renaudot. Renaudot is best... more
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Theophraste Renaudot
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Theophraste Renaudot (1586-1653). 1856 illustration of the French physician, philanthropist and journalist Theophraste Renaudot. Renaudot is best known as being the first French journalist and inventor of the 'personal ad'. In 1631, he established 'La Gazette', the first weekly newspaper in France. He initiated a system of free medical consultations for the poor in 1640 and opened Paris' first pawn shop in 1637.
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