Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis
Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis (born April 3, 1708 in Argis , Département Ain , also Paris ; † January 26, 1791 , often incorrectly 1780 , in Paris) was a French lawyer and author of numerous legal articles in the Encyclopédie .
life and work
Boucher was the son of Gaspard Boucher d'Argis, a Lyon- born attorney at the Royal Court of Justice in Paris, the Parlement de Paris . After completing his studies, Boucher was admitted to the bar in 1727 and first went to Lyon. Because of his talent, he was appointed to the conseil souverain of the province of Dombes (in today's Département Ain) in 1753 , and in 1767 as a judge in Paris .
In addition to his professional activity, Boucher wrote a number of legal works. In addition, he was also active as an editor, for example of Barthélemy Joseph Bretonniers (1656–1721) Recueil par ordre alphabétique des principales questions de droit (2nd to 5th reprint 1742–1783). However, he achieved particular fame through his numerous contributions to the Encyclopédie edited by Diderot and d'Alembert . Boucher's work on the lexicon began with the third volume, which was first published in 1753. Measured by the number of articles signed by name in the Encyclopédie , he was one of the top authors; his contributions are marked with "(A)".
His 1750 born in Paris son André-Jean , who also struck a legal career and emerged as the author of several legal writings, was in the throes of 1794 Revolution guillotined .
Articles in the Encyclopédie (selection)
- Article Droit (Jurispr.) , Volume 5: Do - Esymnete (November 1755), pp. 116ff.
- Article Etats (Hist anc. & Mod. & Jurispr.) , Volume 6: Et - Fne (October 1756), pp. 20ff.
- Article Fait (Jurispr.) , Volume 6: Et - Fne (October 1756), pp. 20ff.
- Article Fief (Jurispr.) , Volume 6: Et - Fne (October 1756), pp. 693ff.
- Article Gabelle , Volume 7: Foang - Gythium (November 1757), pp. 409ff.
- Article Jurisprudence , Volume 9: Ju - Mamira (December 1765), pp. 81ff.
- Article Loi (Jurispr.) , Volume 9: Ju - Mamira (December 1765), p. 647ff.
- Article Noblesse (Jurispr.) , Volume 11: N - Parkinsone (December 1765), pp. 167ff.
- Article Taille , Volume 15: Sen - Tchupriki (December 1765), pp. 842ff.
Independent fonts (selection)
- Traité des gains nuptiaux et de suvie, qui sont en usage dans les païs de droit écrit, tant du ressort du parlement de Paris, que des autres parlemens: contenant tout ce qui concerne les augmens de dot, agencemens, contre-augmens… Lyon 1738
- Code rural, ou Maximes et règlements concernant les biens de campagne: Notament les fiefs franc-aleux. Paris 1749
- Variétés historiques, physiques et littéraires, ou recherches d'un sçavant: contenant plusieurs pièces curieuses & intéressantes. Paris 1752
literature
- Article “Boucher d'Argis (Antoine Gaspard)”, in: Charles Jules Dufaÿ, Dictionnaire biographique des personnages notables du département de l'Ain. 1882, p. 20
- Article “Boucher d'Argis (Antoine Gaspard)”, in: Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer , Nouvelle biographie générale. Volume 6: Bichat - Boulduc, Paris 1855, pp. 17f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank A. Kafker: Notices sur les auteurs of dix-sept volumes de "discours" de l'Encyclopédie. Research on Diderot et sur l'Encyclopédie. 1989, Volume 7, Numéro 7, pp. 131-132
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boucher d'Argis, Antoine-Gaspard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French lawyer and contributor to the Encyclopédie |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1708 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Argis |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1791 |
| Place of death | Paris |