Vosgien, 1709-1765
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Name (Latin)
Vosgien, 1709-1765
Other forms of name
Vosgien, Chanoine de Vancouleurs, 1709-1765
Vosgien, abbé, 1709-1765
Ladvocat, Jean B., 1709-1765
Ladvocat, Joannes-Baptista, 1709-1765
Ladvocat, Johannes Baptista, 1709-1765
Ladvocat, Jean Baptiste, 1709-1765
Date of birth
1709-01-03
Date of death
1765-12-29
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Bib. nat.(Ladvocat, abbé Jean-Baptiste, pseud. Vosgien)
- Dictionnaire géographique portatif, 1749:title page (... par monsieur Vosgien, chanoine de Vaucouleurs.)
- Echard, L. Dizionario geografico portatile, ovvero, Descrizione di tutti i regni ... 1810:t.p. (sig. Vosgien)
- Jean-Baptiste Ladvocat, known as (Abbé) Vosgien, born on January 3, 1709, in Vaucouleurs and died in Paris on December 29, 1765, was a man of letters, Hebrew scholar, and lexicographer famous for his Dictionnaire géographique (Paris, 1747) and Dictionnaire historique portatif, etc. (Paris, 1752), the precursors of the small Dictionnaires abrégés. He studied Latin, philosophy, and theology, then retired to the community of priests at Saint-Barthélémy. He was appointed to the Sorbonne and given the chair of theology. Appointed librarian, his mission was to explain the Holy Scriptures according to the Hebrew text. ( (French Wikipedia, viewed January 15, 2026) )
- Ladvocat, Jean Baptiste (1709-1765), French hebraist, abbot, theologian, philologist, librarian, other name variants: Ladvocat, Jean B. ; Vosgien (pseudonym) ; Ladvocat, Joannes-Baptista ; Ladvocat, Johannes Baptista ; Vosgien, Chanoine de Vancouleurs ; Vosgien, abbé ( (Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, viewed January 15, 2026) )
- LC data base, 2-26-85(Ladvocat, Jean Baptiste, 1709-1765) LC manual cat. (usage: Vosgien)
- LCN