Claude-François Achard | |
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Born | 23 May 1751
Marseille, France |
Died | 29 September 1809 Marseille, France | (aged 58)
Education | University of Avignon |
Occupation(s) | Physician, author |
Claude-François Achard (1751–1809) was a French physician and author. He was the founder of the first public library in Marseille. He was the author of several books, including the first French- Provençal dictionary.
Claude-François Achard was born on 23 May 1751 in Marseille, France. [1] [2] [3] He was raised as a Roman Catholic. [2] He was educated in Montpellier, and he earned a doctorate in medicine from the University of Avignon in 1772. [1] [3]
Achard started his career as a physician in Aubagne from 1772 to 1775. [1] He subsequently practised medicine in Marseille, and he became a member of the Société Royale de médecine de Paris in 1785. [2]
Achard was also the author of several non-fiction books. For example, he wrote the first French- Provençal dictionary. [2] He became a member of the Académie de Marseille in 1786. [3]
Achard began collecting books from Catholic schools and monasteries closed down during the French Revolution in 1790. [1] By 1793, he was a founder of the first public library in Marseille, [1] based in the Couvent des Bernardines. [2]
Achard was a Freemason. [1] He spearheaded the growth of Freemasonry in Marseille during the French Consulate, and he reopened a lodge known as "La Triple union". [1]
Achard died on 29 September 1809 in Marseille. [1] [2] [3] The Rue Achard in the 4th arrondissement of Marseille was named in his honor. [4]
Claude-François Achard | |
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Born | 23 May 1751
Marseille, France |
Died | 29 September 1809 Marseille, France | (aged 58)
Education | University of Avignon |
Occupation(s) | Physician, author |
Claude-François Achard (1751–1809) was a French physician and author. He was the founder of the first public library in Marseille. He was the author of several books, including the first French- Provençal dictionary.
Claude-François Achard was born on 23 May 1751 in Marseille, France. [1] [2] [3] He was raised as a Roman Catholic. [2] He was educated in Montpellier, and he earned a doctorate in medicine from the University of Avignon in 1772. [1] [3]
Achard started his career as a physician in Aubagne from 1772 to 1775. [1] He subsequently practised medicine in Marseille, and he became a member of the Société Royale de médecine de Paris in 1785. [2]
Achard was also the author of several non-fiction books. For example, he wrote the first French- Provençal dictionary. [2] He became a member of the Académie de Marseille in 1786. [3]
Achard began collecting books from Catholic schools and monasteries closed down during the French Revolution in 1790. [1] By 1793, he was a founder of the first public library in Marseille, [1] based in the Couvent des Bernardines. [2]
Achard was a Freemason. [1] He spearheaded the growth of Freemasonry in Marseille during the French Consulate, and he reopened a lodge known as "La Triple union". [1]
Achard died on 29 September 1809 in Marseille. [1] [2] [3] The Rue Achard in the 4th arrondissement of Marseille was named in his honor. [4]