Jean-Jacques Garnier
Jean-Jacques Garnier (born March 18, 1729 in Gorron , Mayenne department , † February 21, 1805 Bougival , Yvelines department ) was a French historian .
Life
Jean-Jacques Garnier was the son of Guillaume Garnier, Sieur de Grappay and his wife Marie-Madeleine Galesne. After successfully completing his studies, he got a job at the Collège d'Harcourt and later as a professor of the Hebrew language at the Collège de France , whose inspector he became in 1768.
In 1762 Garnier became a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and from that time on was able to publish many articles in their treatises. After Claude Villaret's death in 1766, he was commissioned to continue to look after the Histoire de France , which had been started by Paul François Velly and continued by him . Garnier dealt with the governments of Louis XI. except for Charles IX. , but destroyed the last one, Charles IX, at the outbreak of the French Revolution . relevant part of his work, so as not to further upset the irritable mood of the people.
When the oath on the constitution was required of him in 1790, he resigned. He later received a post at the National Institute and died on February 21, 1805 at the age of 75.
Works (selection)
- L'homme de lettres . Paris 1764 (2 vol.).
- Traité de l'éducation civile . Paris 1765.
- Traité de l'origine du gouvernement français, ou l'on examine ce qui est resté en France sous la première race de nos rois, de la forme du gouvernement qui subsistrait dans les Gaules sous la domination Romaine . 1765.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garnier, Jean-Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French historian and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1729 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gorron |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1805 |
| Place of death | Bougival |