Marc-Antoine Eidous

Marc-Antoine Eidous (1715–c.1790) was a French writer, translator and Encyclopedist[1] born in Marseille.

Marc-Antoine Eidous – or Eydoux – was born in Marseille on 18 February 1715 and was baptised the next day at St.

Martin.

[2] His death date remains to be checked.

His translations included works on the subjects of philosophy, travel and agriculture by English and Scottish authors: Eidous also contributed to the Encyclopédie, including an entry on heraldry (blason).

Planche Art héraldique de l’Encyclopédie, vol. II