Staal, Jean, a French lady of humble circumstances, of metaphysical turn; skilled in the philosophies of Descartes and Malebranche; was in the Bastille for two years for political offences; was a charming woman, and captivated the Baron de Staal; left Memoirs and Letters (1693‒1750).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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