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Michel Lullin de Châteauvieux (Geneva, 15 September 1695 - Genève, 19 March 1781) was a Swiss nobleman, agronomist〔"(Lullin de Châteauvieux, Michel )" in: ''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne ou Histoire.'' Michaud Frères, 1820. p. 425〕 and experimenter on agriculture,〔(Lullin, Michel (de Châteauvieux) ) at Historische Lexikon der Schweiz. Accessed March 17, 2014.〕 known for the design of many agricultural instruments.〔''(The Papers of George Washington )'', Confederation Series, volume 6, p. 240〕 == Biography == Michel Lullin de Chateauvieux was born in Geneva, where his father Charles Lullin de Chateauvieux (1669-1761),〔(Michel Lullin de Chateauvieux ) at gen-gen.ch. Accessed march 17, 2014〕 descendant of patrician family, was working as counselor and trustee. He took his studies in philosophy at the University of Geneva. In 1714 M. de Chateauvieux started working as lawyer and became counsellor in 1738.〔Jacques Droin. ''Factums Judiciaires Genevois''. Librairie Droz, 1988. p. 34, 104, 106, 473〕 During the riots of 1734 he, Pierre Mussard and Jean-Louis Du Pan commissioned Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui to report on the notices of appeal of the old citizens (citoyens) and of the new citizens (bourgeois).〔Alfred Dufour (1976) ''La mariage dans l'École romande du droit naturel au 18e siècle.''〕 He became trustee of the city council of Geneva three times in the period between 1740 and 1748. Between 1752 and 1777 he was premier of the syndic of the canton of Geneva for a periode of year seven times.〔(Swiss_Cantons ) at ''worldstatesmen.org''. Accessed March 17, 2014.〕 M. de Chateauvieux devoted much of his spare time to agricultural experiments, corresponded international with Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau from France on agricultural matters, and co-founded the "Société pour l'encouragement des Arts et de l'Agriculture" (Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Agriculture) in 1763/1776.〔Anne-Marie Piuz et al. (1990) ''L'économie genevoise de la Réforme à la fin de l'Ancien Régime.'' p. 230〕 Among the many agricultural instruments he design and improved, was a seed drill invented in 1754. He corresponded about his work with Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, who published some of these letters in his ''Traité de la culture des terres suivant les principes de M. Tull, Anglois.'' (Treaty of land cultivation following the principles of the English Mr. Tull) in 6 volumes, 1750-56.〔 M. de Chateauvieux also corresponded other scientists of his time, such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau,〔Pierre Paul Plan. ''Table de la Correspondance générale de J.-J. Rousseau''. Librairie Droz, 1953. p. 156.〕 Voltaire,〔F.M. Grimm. ''Correspondance littéraire, Tome VIII, 1761.'' Centre international d'étude du XVIIIe Siecle, Ferney Voltaire. p. 46.〕 and George Washington.〔 M. de Chateauvieux had married Susanne Saladin (1699-1774) on 22 September 1720, and they had four children. Among his grandsons was the Swiss author Charles Jean Marc Lullin de Châteauvieux (1752-1833),〔''Annuaire de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe.'' Bureau de la publication, 1863. p. 235.〕〔Lullin, Charles-Jean-Marc, 1752-1833 at viaf.org〕 and his brother, the agronom Michel Lullin de Chateauvieux (1754 - 1802).〔 Part of the family were residents of "Le château de Choully", or Choully Castle. 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「Michel Lullin de Chateauvieux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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