Moréri, Louis, 1643-1680

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Name (Latin)
Moréri, Louis, 1643-1680
Other forms of name
Moréri, L. (Louis), 1643-1680
Moréri, Louys, 1643-1680
Morery, Louis, 1643-1680
Moreri, Luis, 1643-1680
Morery, Lewis, 1643-1680
Date of birth
1643
Date of death
1680
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 2578518
Wikidata: Q1871889
Library of congress: no 91006006
Sources of Information
  • Bayle, P. Dictionaire historique et critique, 1740:p. 4, etc. (Dictionaire de Moreri)
  • Hoefer(Moréri, Louis; b. 3-25-1643; d. 7-10-1680)
  • Bib. nat.(hdg.: Moreri, Louis; usage: le sieur L. Moreri; le sieur Louys Moreri; Mre. Louis Morery; Luis Moreri)
  • His The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary, 1694:t.p. (Lewis Morery)
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Wikipedia description:

Louis Moréri (25 March 1643 – 10 July 1680) was a French priest and encyclopedist. Moreri was the author of Le Grand Dictionaire historique, ou le mélange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane (literally, The Great Historical Dictionary or Curious Anthology of Sacred and Secular History). At least 24 editions of the encyclopedia were published between 1674 and 1759 and the encyclopedia was translated into a number of languages, including English, German, Dutch and Spanish.

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