Jean Papire Masson
Jean Papire Masson (also: Papirius ; born May 6, 1544 in Saint-Germain-Laval (Loire) , † January 9, 1611 in Paris ) was a French humanist, historian, geographer and lawyer.
His original name was Jean, but later he chose the first name Papire (Latinized Papirius Massonus). He had a brother who was also called Jean.
Life
Masson was a merchant's son who lost his father at an early age. The mother brought up a good education in the care of his uncle, who was a canon in Saint-Étienne . He attended school in Lyon and the Jesuit college in Billom and was then in Rome . He found general recognition when he was still a student and gave a funeral sermon to a deceased cardinal in the presence of other cardinals, and he joined the Jesuits . He taught humanistic studies (literature, philosophy) in the Order for several years in Rome and Naples and, after his return to France, Paris. To accept a professorship at the prestigious Collège du Plessis at the University of Paris, he left the Jesuit order, but they did not hold it against him, as he cleverly justified the change in his inaugural lecture. In 1570 he gave up teaching and turned to law. He studied law in Angers with François Baudouin (1520–1573; about whom he published an eulogy in 1573). In 1572 he was back in Paris, where he became librarian to Chancellor Philippe Hurault de Cheverny and in 1576 he became an attorney at the Parliament of Paris . He was considered humorous, honest, and generous, and had high-ranking friends who furthered his career. He became a consultant in the Parliament's office and substitute for the General Procurator. Masson was buried in Les Billets monastery.
Masson published editions of medieval sources, including by Agobard von Lyon (Opera, 1605) and Servatus Lupus and letters from Bishop Leidrad von Lyon , and his own works, including a review of Francogallia by François Hotman (1575, under the pseudonym Antoine Matharel) , a history of France ( Annalium libri IV quibus res gestae Francorum explicantur a Clodione ad Francisci I obitum , 1578), on the Codex Justinianus and biographies ( Dante Alighieri , Francesco Petrarca , Giovanni Boccaccio , Claude de Guise , François de Guise , Jacques Cujas , Pierre Pithou , Karl IX. , Johannes Calvin ) and eulogies, which were also published in two volumes in 1643. Zedler's lexicon lists a total of 48 works.
In 1618 his description of the rivers of France (Descriptio Fluminvm Galliae, quae Francia est) appeared posthumously , edited by his brother. It was reprinted in 1678 and 1685.
literature
- Pierre Ronzy: Un humaniste italianisant: Papire Masson (1544-1611) . Édouard Champion, Paris 1924
- Masson, Papirius. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 19, Leipzig 1739, column 1975-1977.
- Masson: Descriptio Fluminum Galliae on Gallica
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to Zedler's Lexicon
- ↑ According to Zedler's Lexicon, he found the manuscript with a bookbinder who was about to tear it up and process it
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Masson, Jean Papire |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Masson, Jean Papirius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French humanist, historian, geographer and lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1544 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Germain-Laval (Loire) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1611 |
| Place of death | Paris |