Bénigne Dujardin (1689, Paris – 1771?) was a French writer, historian and translator. He was received

Master of Requests Master of Requests, from the Latin Requestarum Magister, is an office that developed in several European systems of law and government in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period. Holders of the title had the responsibility of presenting pe ...

in 1722 but didn't carry this title in 1738, probably because he fell out of favor. He then devoted himself to literature under the pseudonym (de) Boispréaux and in particular to translation, in association with

Gottfried Sellius Gottfried Sellius (real name Gottfried Sell)Blom, p. 36. (1704?–1767) was a German academic and translator. He is known for his work on ''Teredo navalis''. and to be one of the three original initiators of an encyclopedia project, which subsequen ...

. In response to criticism by Fréron on his work, he published the ''Anti-feuilles, ou Lettres à madame de ***, on some judgments in the '' Année littéraire'', in collaboration with Gottfried Sellius and

Jacques Rochette de La Morlière Charles-Jacques-Louis-Auguste Rochette de La Morlière, called "Le Chevalier" , (22 April 1719 – 9 February 1785) was an 18th-century French playwright. Biography An unscrupulous schemer, La Morlière first sought the support of the party of ...

(Amsterdam, Le Juste et Paris, Quillau, 1754).

Works

* ''L'Histoire de Nicolas Rienzy'', Paris,

Michel-Antoine David Michel-Antoine David also David l'aîné (1707, ? – 17 March 1769, Paris) was an 18th-century French printer, publisher and Encyclopédiste during the Age of Enlightenment. He was one of the four printers of the ''Encyclopédie''. Biography ...

, Piget, Prault fils, 1743
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. * ''Anti-feuilles, ou Lettres à madame de ***, sur quelques jugemens portés dans l'Année littéraire'', in collaboration with

and

, Amsterdam, Le Juste; Paris, Quillau, vol. 1, 1754
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. * ''Le mariage de la raison avec l'esprit'', one-act comedy in verse, Paris, Prault le Jeune, 1754, 32 p.
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. * ''Histoire générale des Provinces-Unies'', with

, Paris, P.G. Simon, 1757-1770. Partially translated from ''L'histoire de la patrie'' by

Jan Wagenaar Jan Wagenaar (25 October 1709 – 1 March 1773) was a Dutch historian, best known for his contributions to ''Tegenwoordige staat van nederland'' and ''Vaderlandsche Historie''. Biography Wagenaar was born in Amsterdam to a Mennonite master ...

. * ''Avis des éditeurs des trois derniers volumes de l'Histoire générale des Provinces-Unies'' (prospectus), Pierre-Guillaume Simon, Jean-Michel Papillon, Bénigne Dujardin and

, Paris, chez P. G. Simon, Imprimeur du Parlement, rue de la Harpe, à l'Hercule, 1770.

Translations

Petronius Gaius Petronius Arbiter"Gaius Petronius Arbiter"
Gottlieb Wilhelm Rabener Gottlieb Wilhelm Rabener (17 September 1714 – 22 March 1771), was a German writer of prose satires and publicist of the Enlightenment. He was born at Wachau near Leipzig, and he died at Dresden. In 1741 he made his debut as satirist in S ...

, Paris, 1754, 4 vol. in-12°. * ''Vie de P. Aretin'', The Hague, J. Neaulme, 1750; free translation of the text by

Giammaria Mazzucchelli Count Giammaria Mazzuchelli (or Giovanni Maria Mazzucchelli) (28 November 1707 – 19 November 1765) was an Italian writer, bibliographer and historian. Biography Mazzuchelli was the son of Count Federico Mazzuchelli ( it., Brescia, 1671–174 ...

. * ''La double beauté'', novel, Cantorbury (i.e. Paris), 1754, in-12°. It is one episode from the ''Mémoires de Martin Scriblerus'' by

Alexander Pope Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, ...

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

, 1748.

Sources

* « Bénigne Dujardin » in Joseph Fr. Michaud, ''Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne'' Paris, L.-G. Michaud, 1837, suppl., vol. 63
p. 94-95

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dujardin, Benigne 1689 births 1770s deaths Date of death unknown 18th-century French male writers 18th-century French historians 18th-century French journalists French translators Writers from Paris 18th-century French translators