Jean Leclerc
Jean Leclerc (also Johannes Clericus , born March 19, 1657 in Geneva , † January 8, 1736 in Amsterdam ) was a Geneva theologian and philologist.
Leclerc advocated a critical interpretation of the Bible, broke with Calvinism and had to leave Geneva. In 1682 he went to London , but the next year he moved on to Amsterdam, where he taught at the College of Remonstrants .
He presented three encyclopedias together
- Bibliothèque universelle et historique (1686–1693)
- Bibliothèque choisie (1703–1713)
- Bibliothèque ancienne et moderne (1714–1730)
Leclerc had many points of contact with John Locke and quoted his works extensively in his encyclopedias.
Other works
- Editions of texts by the church fathers
- Physica sive de rebus corporeis , 1696
- Ars critica , 1697
- De l'incrédulité, où l'on examine les motifs et les raisons générales qui portent les incrédules à rejetter la religion chrétienne , 1697 (German translation, investigation of unbelief according to its general sources and causes , 1747, in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania digital library )
- Harmonia evangelica , 1700
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Leclerc in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Jean Leclerc in VD 17 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leclerc, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss theologian and philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1657 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1736 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |