Guillaume du Vair
Guillaume du Vair (born March 7, 1556 in Paris , † August 31, 1621 in Tonneins , Aquitaine ) was a French essayist and statesman .
Life
Vair became a member of parliament in 1584 and influenced political events at the end of the Huguenot Wars . In 1593 he advocated the recognition of Henry IV as French king if he should convert to Catholicism . Vair later went to England in the diplomatic service , served as governor in Provence and in 1619 became Bishop of Liseux. Vair wrote several essays in which he sought to reconcile Christianity with the morality of the ancient Stoa . His work was characterized by a clear style and influenced René Descartes and Blaise Pascal , the great philosophers of the 17th century. “De la constance et consolation des calamités publiques” (1593) was a dialogue about faith in times of need. Vair also wrote an essay on the French language . He was a friend of François de Malherbe .
literature
- R. Radouant: Guillaume du Vair, l'homme et l'orateur . 1908, 1970
- Günter Abel: Stoicism and Early Modern Times. On the history of the origins of modern thought in the field of ethics and politics . Berlin / New York 1978
- French literature (law, eloquence, geography, philology) . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon 1885-1892, 6th volume, page 613
Web links
- Literature by and about Guillaume du Vair in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography ( Memento from June 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Encyclopædia Britannica
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vair, you Guillaume |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French essayist and statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1556 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1621 |
| Place of death | Tonneins , Aquitaine |