Marc-Michel Rey
Contributions
- Collection d'anciens évangiles, ou monumens du premier siècle du christianisme, extraits de Fabricius, Grabius et autres savans, par l'abbé B**** has translation publisher
- Discours sur l'origine et le fondement de l'inégalité parmi les hommes has translation publisher
- Du contrat social ou principes du droit politique has translation publisher
- Examen critique de la vie et des ouvrages de Saint Paul: avec une Dissertation sur Saint-Pierre par feu M. Boulanger translation has translation publisher
- Histoire critique de Jésus-Christ ou Analyse raisonnée des Évangiles has translation publisher
- L'enfer detruit, ou Examen raisonné du dogme de l'étérnité des peines translation has translation publisher
- Lettres à Eugénie ou Préservatif contre les préjugés has translation publisher
- L'Évangile de la raison, ouvrage posthume de M. D. V. et D. F. has translation publisher
Knows
- Jean-Paul Marat freemason journalist pamphleteer philosopher physician politician publisher revolutionary scientist translator writer
- Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau abolitionist freemason pamphleteer politician translator writer
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau artist philosopher writer
- François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire philosopher writer
Notes
Following an apprenticeship with the Genevan bookseller, Marc-Michel Bousquet, Rey moved to Amsterdam in 1744 where he purchased citizenship and founded his publishing business, combining forces with the publisher, J.F. Bernard after marrying his daughter. He published mainly in French and was Rousseau's main publisher. He also published work by Diderot, d'Holbach, Voltaire and Jean-Paul Marat ('De l'homme') although many of his authors accused him of profiteering from them. He also published scientific periodicals and briefly employed Mirabeau.
For more information, see Georges Bonnant & Jean-Daniel Candaux, 'Le livre genevois sous l'Ancien Régime' (1992, Librairie Droz).