Saint-Si·mon (s  -s -m  ), Comte de. Title of Claude Henri de Rouvroy. 1760-1825. French thinker who advocated a society governed by technocrats, in which poverty would be abolished and religion replaced by rationalism. Among his works are The New Christianity (1825). |
| Saint-Simon, Duc de. Title of Louis de Rouvroy. 1675-1755. French diplomat and writer whose memoirs of the court of Louis XIV are a valuable historical source. |
Saint-Simon (French) [sɛ̃simɔ̃]
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1. (Biographies / Saint-Simon, Comte de (1760-1825) M, French, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) Comte de (kɔ̃t də), title of Claude Henri de Rouvroy. 1760-1825, French social philosopher, generally regarded as the founder of French socialism. He thought society should be reorganized along industrial lines and that scientists should be the new spiritual leaders. His most important work is Nouveau Christianisme (1825)
2. (Biographies / Saint-Simon, Duc de (1675-1755) M, French, MILITARY: soldier, POLITICS: statesman, WRITING: writer) Duc de (dyk də), title of Louis de Rouvroy. 1675- 1755, French soldier, statesman, and writer: his Mémoires are an outstanding account of the period 1694-1723, during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV
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