Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche

Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, (February 19, 1722 – August 11, 1774), was a French author.

He was born at Montebourg, Cotentin, studied medicine at the University of Caen and became a physician in 1744.

His novels, written for the most part anonymously, take place in the wake of the great 18th-century philosophical movements of Rationalism and Illuminism, and often mix scientific considerations with cabalistic, magical and alchemical ones.

He anticipated many social and scientific inventions, e.g. photography, synthetic food, and television.

Online texts

 * Gallica, online documents from the French BnF, proposing for free the quasi-full set of French publications of Tiphaigne de la Roche in PDF format.
 * L'Amour dévoilé, ou le système des simpathistes, 1749.
 * Amilec, ou la graine d'hommes qui sert à peupler les planètes, 3rd Ed., 1754.
 * Bigarrures Philosophiques, 1759.(Part 1-Part 2)
 * Giphantie, 1760. (Part 1-Part 2)
 * L'Empire des Zaziris sur les humains ou la Zazirocratie, 1761.
 * Histoire naturelle, civile et politique des Galligènes ou Mémoires de Duncan, 1765. (Part 1-Part 2)
 * Sanfrein ou mon dernier séjour à la campagne, 1765.