Philippe Sylvestre Dufour

Philippe Sylvestre Dufour (born Manosque 1622, died Vevey (Canton de Vaud) 1687) was a French Protestant apothecary, banker, collector, and author based in Lyon.

Title page of Dufour's, 'A treatise on the novelties and curiosities of coffee, tea and chocolate'.

Publications

Philippe Sylvestre Dufour published two works.

• De l'usage du caphé, du thé et du chocolate, Lyon, Jean Girin et Barthélémy Rivière, 1671.
• Instruction morale d'un père à son fils, qui part pour un long voyage : ou, Maniere aisée de former un jeune homme à toutes fortes de vertus, Lyon, Antoine Cellier fils, 1678.