Alexandre-Marie Quesnay de Beaurepaire (1755–1820[1]) was the grandson of French philosopher and economist,
François Quesnay, and was among the idealistic French contingency who joined in the American struggle for independence during the late 18th century.[2]
Quesnay de Beaurepaire is best known for occupying several positions: a captain in the Royal Guards of
Louis XVI, French captain (with residence in Virginia) in the
American Revolutionary War Army (April 1777 – 1778) and co-patron, alongside Thomas Jefferson, of the short-lived first United States Academy of Science & Arts in Richmond, Virginia.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] During his time in the United States he lived variously in
Gloucester County, Virginia;
Philadelphia;
New York City; and Richmond, Virginia. He returned to France in 1786 and continued to enlist vast support for the academy. With the fall of the Bastille, and the coming of the French revolution, his efforts to create a French/American academy were permanently ended.[14]
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^Shawen, Neil McDowell (July 1984). "Thomas Jefferson and a "National" University: The Hidden Agenda for Virginia". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 92 (3). Virginia Historical Society: 309–335.
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^Cutting, Starr Willard (February 1918). "Modern Languages in the General Scheme of American Education". Monatshefte für deutsche Sprache und Pädagogik. 19 (2). University of Wisconsin Press: 25–34.
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^Schinz, Albert (1917). "La librairie française en Amérique au temps de Washington". Revue d'Histoire littéraire de la France. 24 (4). Presses Universitaires de France: 568–584.
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^"An Early Chapter in American Art History". Art and Progress. 6 (6). The American Foundation of Arts: 208. April 1915.
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