This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
French Writer, Soldier, Diplomat, Public and Private Counselor to the Regent, Philippe II d'Orléans
"The golden age is before us, not behind us."
"I have always thought that if I had been allowed to read history more constantly, instead of losing my time in studies for which I had no aptness, I might ave made some figure in the world."