Simon Goulart

Simon Goulart

Simon Goulart the Elder Ä. (Born October 20, 1543 in Senlis , France ; † February 3, 1628 in Geneva , Geneva Republic) was a French humanist , translator, author and Reformed theologian . In some cases it is also listed as Gulart, SGS, Simon Goulart von Senlis, Goulard von Senlis, Goulartus, Goulardus, Goulartius, Goulart, Golartius, Golart or Gaulard.

Life

Goulart first studied law , but then became a theologian as a follower of the Reformation . In 1566 he came to Geneva, became pastor in Chancy that same year and five years later (1571) in Geneva. With the permission of the Geneva government, he performed his church service temporarily in several French parishes, namely in 1576 in the province of Forez , 1582 in Champagne and 1600 in Grenoble .

After Théodore de Bèze's death , he chaired the “Vénérable Compagnie des Pasteurs” for seven years at the request of the council. Goulart was a writer, collected small papers and files on the French wars of religion and was the editor of the history of the Huguenots suffered by Jean Crespin (1520–1572) . His son was the eponymous theologian and writer Simon Goulart (1575–1628).

literature

• Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  Goulart, Simon. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 278
• Leonard Chester Jones: Simon Goulart 1543-1628. Georg / Champion, Geneva / Paris 1917, archive.org .
• Charles Schmidt: Goulart, Simon. In: Johann Jakob Herzog (Ed.): Real Encyclopedia for Protestant Theology and Church . Volume 5, Stuttgart / Hamburg 1856, p. 295 f.
• Laurence Vial-Bergon: Goulart, Simon. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Honors

A square in Geneva is named after him.

Web links

• Publications by and about Simon Goulart in VD 16 .
• Publications by and about Simon Goulart in VD 17 .
• Short biography (French)