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Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
French writer (1713–1796) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guillaume Thomas François Raynal (12 April 1713 – 6 March 1796), also known as Abbé Raynal, was a French writer, former Catholic priest, and man of letters during the Age of Enlightenment.
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(Musée de la Révolution française).