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Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764)

  • Fame54.5
  • Momentum3.0
  • Wikipedia2.2K
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Lived 1712–1764, aged 52Italy
ItalyItalyAcademicsAcademic
  • Wikipedia
    24 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1712–1764
    Aged 52
  • Awards
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    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

Count Francesco Algarotti was an Italian polymath, active as a philosopher, writer, anglophile, art critic and art collector. He was a man of broad knowledge, an expert in Newtonianism, architecture and opera. He was a friend of Frederick the Great and leading authors of his times: Voltaire, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Pierre-Louis de Maupertuis and the atheist Julien Offray de La Mettrie. Lord Chesterfield, Thomas Gray, George Lyttelton, Thomas Hollis, Metastasio, Benedict XIV and Heinrich von Brühl were among his correspondents.

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Momentum3.0
Historical22.7
Now attention16.8
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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