Honoré-Gaspard de Coriolis

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Honoré-Gaspard de Coriolis (1735–1824) was a French Roman Catholic cleric and historian.

Biography

Early life

Honoré-Gaspard de Coriolis was born in 1735 in Aix-en-Provence.[1]

Career

He served as a clerical advisor to the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.[2][3]

A Jesuit, he served as vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende.[1][4] Later, he served as a canon in Notre-Dame de Paris, the Roman Catholic cathedral in Paris.[1][2]

In his writings, he explained that Provence during the Ancien Régime was linked to the Kingdom of France without being its subaltern.[5]

Death

He died on 14 May 1824 in Paris.[1] His nephew was Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis (1792–1843).

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]Robert Reboul, Anonymes, pseudonymes et supercheries littéraires de la Provence ancienne et moderne, Slatkine, 1973, p. 25 [1]
  2. 2.[2.2]Charles de L'Escalopier, J. F. Delion, Arthur Forgeais, Anatole de Montaiglon, Catalogue de la bibliothèque de m. le cte Charles de L'Escalopier, J. F. Delion, 1866, p. 309 [2]
  3. 3.Augustin Roux, Marie-Christine Trouillet, Fonds du Parlement de Provence, A. Robert, 1983, p. 1773 [3]
  4. 4.Pierre Moinot, La Cour des comptes, Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1984, p. 251 [4]
  5. 5.Michel Calapodis, Les Grecs à Marseille : minorité ethnique ou nation en diaspora ?, Editions L'Harmattan, 2012, p. 46 [5]