Mandeville

Man·de·ville  (mnd-vl), Bernard 1670?-1733.

Dutch-born British physician, philosopher, and satirist whose major work, The Fable of the Bees (1714), depicts all activity as being motivated by self-interest.

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Mandeville, Sir John

Pen name of the unknown compiler of The Voyage and Travels of Sir John Mandeville, Knight (c. 1371), a description of fantastic journeys through the East.

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Mandeville [ˈmændəvɪl]

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1. (Biographies / Mandeville, Bernard de (?1670-1733) M, Englishnational of birth: Dutch, WRITING: author) Bernard de. ?1670-1733, English author, born in Holland, noted for his satire The Fable of the Bees (1723)

2. (Biographies / Mandeville, Sir John (14th century-14th century) M, English, WRITING: writer) Sir John. 14th century, English author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. The book claims to be an account of the author's journeys in the East but is largely a compilation from other works