Abbasgulu agha Bakikhanov, Abbas Qoli Bakikhanov, or Abbas-Qoli ibn Mirza Mohammad (Taghi) Khan Badkubi was an Azerbaijani writer, historian, journalist, linguist, poet and philosopher.
Abbasqulu Ağa Bakıxanov war ein aserbaidschanischer Dichter, Schriftsteller, Wissenschaftler, Philosoph und Übersetzer. Abbasqulu Ağa Bakıxanov, der einer der Gründer des realistischen Trends in der aserbaidschanischen Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts war, hat mit seinem Werk Gulustani-Iram das Fundament der dortigen Geschichtswissenschaft gelegt.
Jean-Louis Aubert, called the Abbé Aubert, was a French dramatist, poet and journalist, son of the violinist and composer Jacques Aubert (1686-1753) and brother of Louis Aubert (painter). Aubert was educated at the Collège de Navarre and entered the order. In 1741, Aubert entered the editorial staff of the Affiches Annonces et Avis Divers, where he was literary critic. In 1752, he created the Affiches et Annonces de Province.
He opposed the encyclopedists.