Honoré-Gaspard de Coriolis

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

Honoré-Gaspard de Coriolis
Born1735
Aix-en-Provence, France
Died14 May 1824
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationClerical advisor
Church cleric
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 Parliament 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).

Bibliography
  • Traité sur l'administration du comté de Provence (Aix-en-Provence: Imprimerie de Vve A. Adibert, 1786-1788, 3 volumes).[6]
  • Dissertation sur les états de Provence (Aix-en-Provence: Remondet-Aubin, 1867).[7]

References
  1. Robert Reboul, Anonymes, pseudonymes et supercheries littéraires de la Provence ancienne et moderne, Slatkine, 1973, p. 25
  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
  3. Augustin Roux, Marie-Christine Trouillet, Fonds du Parlement de Provence, A. Robert, 1983, p. 1773
  4. Pierre Moinot, La Cour des comptes, Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1984, p. 251
  5. Michel Calapodis, Les Grecs à Marseille : minorité ethnique ou nation en diaspora ?, Editions L'Harmattan, 2012, p. 46
  6. Google Books
  7. Google Books
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