Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou
Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou (born April 30, 1689 in Châtillon-sur-Indre , † May 7, 1749 in Paris ) was a French politician, foreign minister and member of the Académie française .
life and work
Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou came from a family of high civil servants. He received extensive training and showed both literary and mathematical and scientific interest. In 1711 he joined the state administration, proved himself in the diplomatic service in Rome, held a leading position in La Rochelle , then deputy minister of finance, and finally from 1737 to 1744 French minister of foreign affairs. He died in 1749 at the age of 60. Amelot's first marriage was to the daughter of Gio Paolo Bombarda (1716–1719).
Amelot was elected to the Académie française (seat no. 10) in 1727 and in 1741 as honorary member of the Académie des sciences . He was a holder of the Order of Michael and the Order of the Holy Spirit . He left no writings.
Web links
- Information on Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Literature by and about Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
- Short biography: Eloge de M. Amelot , French
- Inaugural address by the successor of Amelot at the Académie française with a brief appreciation of the predecessor , in French
- Academic speech of the Abbé Resnel to welcome the successor of Amelot with appreciation of the predecessor , French
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| SURNAME | Amelot de Chaillou, Jean-Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician, foreign minister and member of the Académie française |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1689 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Châtillon-sur-Indre |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1749 |
| Place of death | Paris |