Jean-Félicissime Adry (1749, Vincelottes,

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– 20 March 1818, Paris) was a 19th-century French bibliographer.

Biography

A member of the

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, he taught rhetoric at the Troyes college. He befriended Pierre-Jean Grosley, for who he transcribed documents on the history of Troyes. He then became librarian of the house of the Oratory in Paris. Driven from this job at the French Revolution, he retired to his study, among his books, receiving visits only of his former students and men of letters. His contributions to the '' Magasin encyclopédique'' by

Aubin-Louis Millin de Grandmaison Aubin-Louis Millin de Grandmaison (19 July 1759 (Paris) – 14 August 1818 Paris) was an antiquary and naturalist erudite in various domains, who followed Jean-Jacques Barthélemy as curator of the Cabinet des médailles et antiques of the former ...

drew attention on him and he was appointed a member of the commission examining the books and obtained a pension. In addition to several editions of ancients and modern works, among which those by Quintilius,

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Madame de La Fayette Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette (baptized 18 March 1634 – 25 May 1693), better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer; she authored ''La Princesse de Clèves'', France's first historical novel and one ...

, Fénelon,

La Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine (, , ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his '' Fables'', which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Eu ...

François Raguenet François Raguenet (c. 1660 in Rouen – 1722) was a French historian, biographer and musicologist. Biography Raguenet embraced the ecclesiastical state, and became preceptor of Marie Anne Mancini, cardinal de Bouillon's niece. This position, l ...

Marie de Hautefort Marie de Hautefort (1616 – 1691), was a French noble and lady-in-waiting, a trusted confidante and adviser of King Louis XIII of France. They did not have a sexual relationship and she was thereby a favorite rather than a royal mistress. She w ...

and

François Charpentier François Charpentier (15 February 1620 – 22 April 1702) was a French archaeologist and man of letters. Biography Charpentier was born in Paris, and intended for the bar, but was employed by Colbert, who had determined on the foundation of a Fr ...

, he especially wrote a ''Dictionnaire des jeux de l'enfance et de la jeunesse chez tous les peuples''.

Main works

*1800: ''Histoire de la vie et de la mort tragique de

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, duchesse de Bracciano'' *1801: ''Essai sur la bibliographie et sur les talens du bibliothécaire'' *1806: ''Notice sur les imprimeurs de la famille des Elzévirs, faisant partie de l'introduction au catalogue raisonné de toutes les éditions qu'ils ont données'' *1807: ''Notice sur le

collège de Juilly In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

'' *1864: ''Dictionnaire des jeux de l'enfance et de la jeunesse chez tous les peuples''. Réédition : Tchou, Paris.
Text online
*1855–1866: ''Catalogue des ouvrages que l'on doit lire pour étudier la religion et éclairer les difficultés de la Bible et de la théologie'' contenu dans :

Jacques Paul Migne Jacques Paul Migne (; 25 October 1800 – 24 October 1875) was a French priest who published inexpensive and widely distributed editions of theological works, encyclopedias, and the texts of the Church Fathers, with the goal of providing a ...

, ''Troisième et dernière encyclopédie théologique ou troisième et dernière série de dictionnaires sur toutes les parties de la science religieuse'' (60 volumes)

Sources

* Jean-Félicissime Adry in

Louis Gabriel Michaud Louis-Gabriel Michaud (19 January 1773, Castle Richemont – 8 March 1858) was a French writer, historian, printer, and bookseller. He was notable as the compiler of ''Biographie Universelle'' (1811–). Life He became a lieutenant on 15 July ...

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''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne: ''histoire par ordre alphabétique de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes avec la collaboration de plus de 300 savants et littérateurs français ou étrangers''
2e édition, 1843-1865

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