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List Of Members Of The Académie Française
This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy) by seat number. The primary professions of the academicians are noted. The dates shown indicate the terms of the members, who generally serve for life. Some, however, were "excluded" during the reorganisations of 1803 and 1816 and at other times. Seat 1 # Pierre Séguier, 1635–1643, politician and magistrate # Claude Bazin de Bezons, 1643–1684, lawyer # Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, 1684–1711, poet # Jean d'Estrées, 1711–1718, ecclesiastic and politician # Marc-René d'Argenson, 1718–1721, politician # Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy, 1721–1753, ecclesiastic # Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, 1753–1788, essayist # Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, 1788–1794, medical doctor # François-Urbain Domergue, 1803–1810, grammarian # Ange-François Fariau, 1810, poet and translator # François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison, 1811–1834, poet # Narcisse-Achille de Salvand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Académie Française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and Skills, skill, north of Ancient Athens, Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the Gymnasium (ancient Greece), gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive Grove (nature), grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis De Broglie
Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie (, also , or ; 15 August 1892 – 19 March 1987) was a French physicist and aristocrat who made groundbreaking contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 PhD thesis, he postulated the wave nature of electrons and suggested that all matter has wave properties. This concept is known as the de Broglie hypothesis, an example of wave–particle duality, and forms a central part of the theory of quantum mechanics. De Broglie won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1929, after the wave-like behaviour of matter was first experimentally demonstrated in 1927. The 1925 pilot-wave model, and the wave-like behaviour of particles discovered by de Broglie was used by Erwin Schrödinger in his formulation of wave mechanics.Antony Valentini: ''On the Pilot-Wave Theory of Classical, Quantum and Subquantum Physics'', Ph.D. Thesis, ISAS, Trieste 1992 The pilot-wave model and interpretation was then abandoned, in favor of the quantum formalism, unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Antoine Lebrun
Pierre-Antoine Lebrun (; 29 November 1785 – 27 May 1873) was a French poet. Biography Lebrun was born in Paris. An ''Ode à la grande armée'', mistaken at the time for the work of Écouchard Lebrun, attracted Napoleon's attention, and secured for the author a pension of 1200 francs. Lebrun's plays, once famous, are now forgotten. They are: ''Ulysse'' (1814), ''Marie Stuart'' (1820), which obtained a great success, and ''Le Cid d'Andalousie'' (1825). Lebrun visited Greece in 1820, and on his return to Paris he published in 1822 an ode on the death of Napoleon, which cost him his pension. In 1825 he was the guest of Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford. The coronation of Charles X in that year inspired the verses entitled ''La Vallée de Champrosay'', which have, perhaps, done more to secure his fame than his more ambitious attempts. In 1828 appeared his most important poem, ''Le Voyage en Grèce'', and in the same year he was elected to the Academy. The revolution of 1830 opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François De Neufchâteau
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *François Aubry (other), several people *François Baby (other), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck *François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos *François Boucher (other), several people *François Caron (other), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimar-Charles-Marie De Nicolaï
Aimar-Charles-Marie Nicolaï (; 14 August 1747, Paris – 7 July 1794, Paris) was a French magistrate in the Ancien Régime of France. He was the first president of the Chambre des Comptes, and the seventh member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française in 1788. After giving praise to Louis XVI of France during his reception at the Academy, he was declared an enemy of the people and sentenced to death by guillotine A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with stocks at t ... in 1794. 1747 births 1794 deaths Writers from Paris Economic history of the Ancien Régime Members of the Académie Française French people executed by guillotine during the French Revolution French male writers {{France-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Jean De Chastellux
François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux (; 5 May 1734, in Paris – 24 October 1788, in Paris), was a military officer who served during the War of American Independence as a major general in the French expeditionary forces led by general Comte de Rochambeau. Being on general Rochambeau's staff for the duration of the war, Chastellux acted as the principal liaison officer between the French commander in chief and George Washington. However the Chevalier de Chastellux was also widely recognized, at the time of his campaigns in America, as a highly talented man of letters and a member of the Académie Française Early literary career He first became known as a writer, historian and philosopher. He was the third member elected to occupy Seat 2 of the Académie française in 1775. Military career in America After arriving in America in July 1780, Chastellux participated to the American Revolutionary War as Major General in the French expeditionary force led by general Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Vivien De Châteaubrun
Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Châteaubrun (; 1686 – 16 February 1775) was a French dramatist and a member of the Académie française. He was born and died in Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a communes of France, commune, the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Charente Departments of France, department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern Franc .... He spent 40 years of his life polishing two plays, but his maid mistook them for wrapping paper, thus losing his life's work. Today, his work ''Les Troyennes'' (1734) survives. Bibliography * ''Mahomet second, tragédie'' (1714) * ''Les Troyennes, tragédie'' (1751) * ''Philoctète, tragédie'' (1755) * ''Astyanax, tragédie'' (1756) * Шатобрэн, Жан-Батист-Вивьен 1686 births 1775 deaths People from Angoulême 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights Members of the Académie Française {{France-playwright-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montesquieu
Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (; ; 18 January 168910 February 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher. He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He is also known for doing more than any other author to secure the place of the word ''despotism'' in the political lexicon.. His anonymously published ''The Spirit of Law'' (1748), which was received well in both Great Britain and the American colonies, influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States in drafting the U.S. Constitution. Biography Montesquieu was born at the Château de la Brède in southwest France, south of Bordeaux. His father, Jacques de Secondat (1654–1713), was a soldier with a long noble ancestry, including descent from Richard de la Pole, Yorkist claimant to the English crown. His mother, Marie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis De Sacy
Louis de Sacy (; 1654, Paris – 26 October 1727, Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...) was a French author, and lawyer. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française in 1701. De Sacy was particularly known for his elegant translations of Pliny the Younger's '' Epistulae'' and ''Panegyricus Traiani''.Godefroy, Frédéric Eugène (1863)''Histoire de la littérature française depuis le xvie sìcle'' Vol. 3, p. 49. Gaume frères & J. Duprey Bibliography *'' Lettres de Pline le Jeune'' (1699-1701) *'' Traité de l’amitié '' (1703) *'' Traité de la gloire '' (1715) References 1654 births 1727 deaths Writers from Paris Members of the Académie Française French male writers {{France-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toussaint Rose
Toussaint Rose (; 3 September 1611 – 6 January 1701) was a French court secretary to Cardinal Mazarin and Louis XIV of France. Rose was born in Provins. He was elected the second member to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française in 1675. He died, aged 89, in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma .... 1611 births 1701 deaths People from Provins Members of the Académie Française French male writers {{France-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Conrart
Valentin Conrart (; 1603 – 23 September 1675) was a French author, and as a founder of the Académie française, the first occupant of seat 2. Biography He was born in Paris of Calvinist parents, and was educated for business. However, after his father's death in 1620, he began to move in literary circles, and soon acquired a reputation, though he wrote nothing for many years. He was made councillor and secretary to the king; and in 1629 his house became the resort of a group who met to talk over literary subjects, and to read and mutually criticize their works. Cardinal Richelieu offered the society his protection, and in this way (1635) the Académie française was created. Its first meetings were held in Conrart's house. He was unanimously elected secretary, and discharged the duties of his post for forty-three years, till his death. Works The most important of Conrart's written works is his ''Mémoires sur l'histoire de son temps'' published by Louis Monmerqué in 182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Dagens
Claude Jean Pierre Dagens (; born 20 May 1940 in Bordeaux, Gironde) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as bishop of Angoulême. Previously the auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Poitiers from 1999 to 2005, he is a specialist theologian, and was elected the twentieth member to occupy seat 1 of the Académie française in April 2008. He has written abundantly about the role of the Church in French society and its relationship with secularism. Because of his dialogue with members of Freemasonry, he has provoked the irritation of some Traditionalist Catholics (see Catholicism and Freemasonry The Catholic Church first prohibited Catholics from membership in Masonic organizations and other secret societies in 1738. Since then, at least eleven Papacy, popes have made pronouncements about the incompatibility of Catholic doctrines and Fre ...). References 1940 births Living people Clergy from Bordeaux École Normale Supérieure alumni French Roman Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
