Scipion Dupleix, lord of Clarens ( Condom, 1569 – Condom, 1661), was a French historian. Dupleix came to Paris in 1605, in Queen

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' retinue, who appointed him as her hotel's ''maitre de requêtes''. In his position as tutor of

Antoine de Bourbon Antoine de Bourbon, roi de Navarre (22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562) was the King of Navarre through his marriage (''jure uxoris'') to Queen Jeanne III, from 1555 until his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of which he w ...

, the legitimated son of

Henri IV Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarc ...

, he wrote ''la Curiosité naturelle rédigée en questions selon l'ordre alphabétique'', ''l'Éthique ou philosophie morale'', and ''les Causes de la veille et du sommeil, des songes & de la vie & de la mort'' for his pupil.

Louis XIII Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

made him a historiographer of France and a councilor of state in 1619.

Works

* ''La logique ou l'art de discourir et raisonner'', Paris, 1600. * ''La Physique ou science naturelle divisée en huit livres'', Paris, 1603. * ''La Suite de la Physiqve ou science naturelle contenant la cognoissance de l'ame'', Paris, 1604. * ''Les Causes de la veille et du sommeil, des songes et de la vie et de la mort'', Paris, 1606. * ''La curiosité naturelle rédigée en questions selon l'ordre alphabétique'', Paris, 1606. * ''L'Ethique ou philosophie morale'', Paris, 1610. * ''La Troisiesme partie de la Métaphysique ou science surnaturelle, qui est des anges et daemons'' Paris, 1610. * ''La Quatrième partie de la Métaphysique, ou science surnaturelle, qui est de la Divinité'', Paris, 1610. * ''Mémoires des Gaules depuis le déluge jusqu'à l'établissement de la monarchie française'', 1619. * ''Les causes de la veille et du sommeil, des songes et de la vie et de la mort'', Rouen, 1631. * ''Histoire romaine depuis la fondation de Rome'', 1636. * ''Histoire générale de France, publiée de 1621 à 1643''. * ''Liberté de la langue française dans sa pureté'', 1651. * ''Cours de philosophie, contenant la logique, l'éthique, la physique et la métaphysique'', Genève, 1627-1636. Reprint edited by Roger Ariew: La logique, Paris, 1984; La physique, Paris, 1990; La métaphysique, Paris, 1992; L'ethique, Paris, 1993. * ''Liberté de la langue française dans sa pureté'', 1651.

Translations

* R. Ariew, J. Cottingham, T: Sorell, ''Descartes' Meditations: Background Source Materials'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998 (Extracts from the 'Corpus of Philosophy': see pp. 97–135). {{DEFAULTSORT:Dupleix, Scipion 1569 births 1661 deaths People from Condom, Gers 17th-century French historians French male non-fiction writers