Dominique Bouhours
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Dominique Bouhours (born May 15, 1628 in Paris , † May 27, 1702 ibid) was a French Jesuit , philologist, historian and author of religious works. He influenced important French classical authors such as Boileau , La Bruyère and Racine .
Together with Michel Le Tellier and Pierre Besnier , he worked on a translation of the New Testament into French based on the Vulgate , which was printed in Paris in 1686 under the title Le Nouveau Testament de Nostre Seigneur Jesus-Christ .
Fonts
- Les entretiens d'Ariste et d'Eugène. 1671.
- Doutes sur la langue française proposés à MM. De l'Académie par un gentilhomme de province. 1674.
- La manière de bien penser dans les ouvrages de l'esprit. 1687.
literature
- Jean Barbier d'Aucour : Sentiments de Cléante sur les entretiens d'Ariste et d'Eugène. Paris 1671.
Web links
- Literature by and about Dominique Bouhours in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Dominique Bouhours in the German Digital Library
- Online facsimile of La manière de bien penser
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bouhours, Dominique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jesuit priest, philologist, historian and author of religious works |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1628 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1702 |
| Place of death | Paris |