Jean-M.-Vincent Audin
Jean-Marie-Vincent Audin (1793–1851), was a French Roman Catholic author, journalist, and historian.
Biography
He was born at Lyons in 1793. He first studied
He soon left his native city and settled in Paris, where he opened a bookstore and at the same time was active with his pen. He died in Paris on 21 February 1851.
Writings
His first publications, concerning the French Revolution, Napoleon and the Bourbon Restoration, were "La lanterne magique" (1811); "Blanc, bleu et rouge" (1814) and a "Tableau historique des événements qui se sont accomplis depuis le retour de Bonaparte jusqu'au rétablissement de Louis XVII" (1815). He contributed to the "Journal de Lyon" founded by Pierre-Simon Ballanche.
Once in Paris, he first published articles of a political cast, and historical tales in the style of the time, such as "Michel Morin et la Ligue"; "Florence ou la Religieuse"; "Le Régicide" and others.
He then took up historical writing, his first work of this kind is "Le Concordat entre Léon X et François I" (1821), which is, for the most part, a translation of the
He now began his most important work, the history of the
- "Histoire de la vie, des ouvrages et de la doctrine de Calvin" (2 volumes, 1841; 2d ed., 1851) on John Calvin
- "Histoire de Léon X et de son siecle" (2 volumes, 1844; 2d ed., 1851) on pope Leo X's time
- "Histoire de Henri VIII et du schisme d'Angleterre" (2 volumes, 1847; 2d ed., 1862) on Anglican Schism.
The author claims to have based his statements upon researches which he made in the archives of various European cities, especially in the archives of the
List of works
- M. Richard (1840). Traveller's Classical Guide Through France. Paris: Maison, successeur de Audin. + index
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Kirsch, Johann Peter (1907). "J. M. Vincent Audin". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.