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Johann Lukas Legrand (or Jean-Luc Le Grand; 30 May 1755 – 4 October 1836) was a Swiss silk ribbon manufacturer and politician at the time of the Helvetic Republic. He was the first president of the Directory of the Republic. After leaving politics he moved to Alsace, where he ran his manufacturing business on philanthropic lines. ==Early years== Johann Lukas Legrand was born in Basel on 30 May 1755. He was the son of Daniel Legrand, a civil judge and deputy to the Grand Council (died 1780) and Rosina Lindenmeyer. He was educated as a pietist at Chur, then studied philosophy and theology in Basel, Leipzig and Göttingen. In Leipzig he was influenced by the Swiss preacher Georg Joachim Zollikofer. He met Christian Gottlob Heyne and adopted the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment. He traveled to Holland, France and England to round out his education. He discovered the free views of an enlightened Christianity, and decided to abandon his career in the church. Legrand returned to Basel in 1779, where he took over the manufacture of silk ribbons. He became a member of the Society for Public Benevolence and Utility, and founder and president of the Reading Society. He was a member of the canton's council in 1783. He was given responsibility for the Basel education system, and worked on reforming the Basel Gymnasium along the lines of the German reformers Johann Bernhard Basedow and Joachim Heinrich Campe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johann Lukas Legrand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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