Pierre Petit (scholar)
Encyclopedia
Pierre Petit was a French scholar, physician
, poet
and Latin
writer.
in 1617, Petit studied medicine at Montpellier
, where he took the degree of MD
, though he did not practice medicine afterwards. Returning to Paris, he resided for some time with the president Lamoignon
, as tutor to his sons, and afterwards as a literary companion with Aymar de Nicolai
, first president of the chamber of accounts. He died in 1687, shortly after taking a wife.
Under the pseudonym
Marinus Statileus:
Under the pseudonym Euthyphron:
He also wrote, under his own name:
Within the dialogue, which he narrates, he appears as Euthyphro.
In 1726, his Commentary on the first three books of Aretaeus
appeared together with Life of Petit by Maittaire
.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, poet
French poetry
French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
and Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
writer.
Life
Born at ParisParis
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...
in 1617, Petit studied medicine at Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, where he took the degree of MD
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
, though he did not practice medicine afterwards. Returning to Paris, he resided for some time with the president Lamoignon
Guillaume de Lamoignon
Guillaume de Lamoignon was a French jurist. He is known for work which he did towards preparing the codification of French laws.He became in 1644 master of requests in the Parlement. He took an active part in the Fronde of the Parlement against Mazarin.He became first president of the Parlement in...
, as tutor to his sons, and afterwards as a literary companion with Aymar de Nicolai
Nicolay (family)
The Marquisal, Countal and Baronial House of Nicolay - refer to Nobility particle) is a European noble family of the Ancien Régime with its roots in the south of France at the early part of the 14th Century...
, first president of the chamber of accounts. He died in 1687, shortly after taking a wife.
Works
His most important works are:- An Elegy upon the Death of Gabriel Naudé. 1653.
- De Motu Animalium Spontaneo, liber unus. 1660, 8vo.
- Epistolae Apologetica; A. Menjoti de variis Sectis Amplectendis examen: ad Medicos Parisienses, Autore Adriano Scauro, D.M. 1666, 4to.
- Apologia pro genuitate Fragmenti Satyrici Petroniani. 1666, 8vo.
Under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Marinus Statileus:
- De nova Curandorum Morborum Ratione per Transfusionem Sanguinis. 1667, 4to. In which he objects to the then fashionable speculation relative to the cure of diseases by blood transfusionBlood transfusionBlood transfusion is the process of receiving blood products into one's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used in a variety of medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood...
.
Under the pseudonym Euthyphron:
- Miscellanearum Observationum, libri iv. Utrecht, 1683, 8vo
- Selectorum Poematum, liber ii. accessit Dissertatio de Furore Poetico. Paris, 1688, 8vo.
- De Amazonibus, Dissertatio. Paris, 1685, 12mo. An attempt to prove, from medals and monuments, that a race of amazonsAmazonsThe Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
existed. - De Natura et Moribus Anthropophagorum, Dissertatio. Utrecht, 1688, 8vo.
He also wrote, under his own name:
- Gelliani problematis explicatio, sive de continentia Alexandri Magni, et Publii Scipionis Africani. Dialogus. Paris, 1668, 12mo.
Within the dialogue, which he narrates, he appears as Euthyphro.
In 1726, his Commentary on the first three books of Aretaeus
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
Aretaeus , is one of the most celebrated of the ancient Greek physicians, of whose life, however, few particulars are known. There is some uncertainty regarding both his age and country, but it seems probable that he practised in the 1st century CE, during the reign of Nero or Vespasian...
appeared together with Life of Petit by Maittaire
Michel Maittaire
Michael Maittaire was a French born British classical scholar, bibliographer, and typographer in England and was a tutor to Lord Philip Stanhope. He edited an edition of Curtius Rufus owned by Thomas Jefferson....
.