Jean François, a distinguished French diplomatist, was born at Nevers in 1748, and died at Carlsbad in 1811. Most of his life was spent in the discharge of various diplomatic offices, at the courts of Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and Saxony. His principal work is his Tableau de l'Espagne Moderne (1789, 3 vols. 8vo), which has been translated into English, German, and Danish.