Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/2024 May 9

= May 9 =

Immanuel Kant, Benjamin Franklin
Did Benjamin Franklin and Kant know of each other, read each other's work, or meet each other or correspond?Rich (talk) 04:25, 9 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Kant never left his hometown of Königsberg, and Franklin spent exactly 2 months of 1766 in Germany, which I believe was almost entirely spent in Hanover. So the answer would seem to be no for "meet".
 * Kant famously described Franklin as "The Prometheus of Modern Times" (but not "The American Prometheus" afaik).
 * As for correspondence, I haven't found anything, or anything about Franklin being aware of Kant, though I would have to guess so if my life depended on it.
 * Remsense 诉  04:38, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Slavery in Vietnam
Hello. Does anyone know when Chattel Slavery was abolished in Vietnam? I know slavery was abolished by France during the colonial period in Cambodia and Laos, so I assume it was the same in Vietnam, but I have not managed to find out any date. Does anyone know the year when slaver was abolished in Vietnam? Thanks--Aciram (talk) 12:02, 9 May 2024 (UTC)


 * "Following a 'Government of Admirals' generally in favour of respecting traditional institutions, Le Myre de Vilers, who in 1879 became the first civil Governor of Indochina, introduced the French Penal code and consequently officially abolished slavery." --jpgordon&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107; 14:10, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Ah! Excellent. Thank you very much!--Aciram (talk) 16:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)