Jacques Adam
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Jacques Adam was a French clergyman and translator.
, he was sent to Paris where, at the age of 14, he assisted Claude Fleury
in his research and participated in the production of his classic Histoire ecclésiastique. He became the tutor of the Prince of Conti
, and then of his son, who helped him gain membership in the Académie française
in 1723.
A scholar of Greek and Hebrew, he translated Athenaeus
and also published his works in Greek. In 1712, he also translated Raimondo Montecuccoli
's Memorie della guerra from the Italian, helping its author to become better known in Europe. He died in Paris
.
D'Alembert said of Jacques Adam:
Life
Adam was born at Vendôme, where he was a gifted pupil of the Oratory of Saint Philip NeriOratory of Saint Philip Neri
The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri is a congregation of Catholic priests and lay-brothers who live together in a community bound together by no formal vows but only with the bond of charity. They are commonly referred to as Oratorians...
, he was sent to Paris where, at the age of 14, he assisted Claude Fleury
Claude Fleury
Claude Fleury , was a French ecclesiastical historian.Destined for the bar, he was educated at the aristocratic College of Clermont . In 1658 he was nominated an advocate to the parlement of Paris, and for nine years followed the legal profession...
in his research and participated in the production of his classic Histoire ecclésiastique. He became the tutor of the Prince of Conti
François Louis, Prince of Conti
François Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Conti was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti in 1685. Until this date he used the title of Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon. He was son of Armand de Bourbon and Anne Marie Martinozzi, niece of Cardinal Jules Mazarin...
, and then of his son, who helped him gain membership in the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1723.
A scholar of Greek and Hebrew, he translated Athenaeus
Athenaeus
Athenaeus , of Naucratis in Egypt, Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourished about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century AD...
and also published his works in Greek. In 1712, he also translated Raimondo Montecuccoli
Raimondo Montecuccoli
Raimondo, Count of Montecúccoli or Montecucculi was an Italian military general who also served as general for the Austrians, and was also a prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Neapolitan Duke of Melfi....
's Memorie della guerra from the Italian, helping its author to become better known in Europe. He died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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