“ François de Neufchâteau had very multifarious accomplishments, and interested himself in a great variety of subjects, but his fame rests chiefly on what he did as a statesman for the encouragement and development of the industries of France. ”

“ FRANÇOIS DE NEUFCHÂTEAU, NICOLAS LOUIS, Count (1750–1828) , French statesman and poet, was born at Saffais near Rozières in Lorraine on the 17th of April 1750, the son of a school-teacher. He studied at the Jesuit college of Neufchâteau in the Vosges, and at the age of fourteen published a volume of poetry which obtained the approbation of Rousseau and of Voltaire. Neufchâteau conferred on him its name, and he was elected member of some of the principal academies of France. In 1783 he was named procureur-général to the council of Santo Domingo. ”

“ Ode sur les parlements (1771) ; Nouveaux Contes moraux (1781) ; Les Vosges (1796) ; Fables et contes (1814) ; and Les Tropes, ou les figures de mots (1817) . He was also the author of a large number of works on agriculture. ”