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Jupiter Scapin

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A nickname given by the Abbé de Pradt to Napoleon, after a valet of the name of Scapin in a comedy of Molière's, noted for his knaveries.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jupiter Scapin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​j/jupiter-scapin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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