Nicolas Barat

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Nicolas Barat was a

Catholic scholar of Hebrew works, who died in 1706.[1]

Life

Barat was born at

Mazarin College. There he came under the influence of Richard Simon, the Orientalist and Biblical scholar.[1]

Barat died in 1706 at Paris.[1]

Works

Most of Barat's published work was done in collaboration with other scholars. With Charles Bordes he edited the posthumous work of

Jean-Baptiste Duhamel in the publication of his Bible (Paris, 1706). At the time of his death he was engaged on a French translation of Schabtai's Rabbinical Library. His critical opinions, and much information that he had acquired, were published posthumously under the title, Nouvelle bibliothèque choisie (Amsterdam, 1714, 2 vols.)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nicolas Barat" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nicolas Barat". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.