Charles Ancillon
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| Born | 28 July 1659 Metz, France |
| Died | 5 July 1715 (aged 55) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat Jurist Educator |
Charles Ancillon (28 July 1659 – 5 July 1715)[1] was a French jurist and diplomat.
Life
Ancillon was born in
Ancillon studied law at
Louis XIV, urging that it should be excepted in the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, but his efforts were unsuccessful, and he joined his father in Berlin. He was at once appointed by Elector Frederick III "juge et directeur de colonie de Berlin." He also became the first headmaster of Französisches Gymnasium Berlin. Before this, he had published several works on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and its consequences, but his literary capacity was mediocre, his style stiff and cold, and it was his personal character rather than his reputation as a writer that earned him the confidence of the elector.[2]
In 1687 Ancillon was appointed head of the so-called Academie des nobles, the principal educational establishment of the state; later on, as councillor of embassy, he took part in the negotiations which led to the assumption of the title of "
Samuel Pufendorf as historiographer to the elector, and the same year replaced his uncle Joseph Ancillon as judge of all the French refugees in the Margraviate of Brandenburg.[2]
Ancillon is mainly remembered for what he did for education in
Gottfried Leibniz, in founding the Academy of Berlin. Of his fairly numerous works the one of the most value is the "Histoire de l'etablissement des Francais refugies dans les etats de Brandebourg" published in Berlin in 1690.[2]
Family
- Friedrich Ancillon, his grandson, a Prussian historian and statesman
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 378.
- ^ a b c d One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ancillon, Charles". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 950.
External links
- Works by Charles Ancillon at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Charles Ancillon at Internet Archive
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