René-Aubert Vertot

René-Aubert Vertot (25 November 1655 in Bennetot, Normandy – 15 June 1735 in Paris) was a French clergyman and historian.

Life

Vertot was for some time a pupil of the

Canons. Afterwards he was appointed pastor to several small parishes in Normandy.

In 1703 Vertot was made a member of the Académie des inscriptions.

Works

In 1690, at the suggestion of

), also known as Histoire de Malte (History of Malta). It is related, in connection with the latter, that in answer to an offer of additional data about the great siege by the Ottomans in 1565, he said, "Mon siège est fait" ("My siege is finished"), a phrase construed by some of his critics as an expression of his disregard for historical accuracy. Another interpretation of the comment is that he wished to get rid of an intruder who was trying to force upon him documents whose authenticity was doubtful.

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  Engraving of de Vertot from 1787
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  A Portuguese 1747 edition of Vertot's History of the Revolutions in Portugal

References

Further reading

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1912). "Réné-Aubert Vertot". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company.. Cites:
• VILLEMAIN, Tableau du huitième siècle;
• RENOUARD, Catalogue d'un amateur, IV;
• D'OLIVET, Hist. de l' Académie française.
• Robert Thake, A Publishing History of a Prohibited Best-Seller: The Abbé de Vertot and his Histoire de Malte (Oak Knoll Press, 2016)

External links

Media related to René Aubert de Vertot at Wikimedia Commons

• Works by René-Aubert Vertot at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about René-Aubert Vertot at Internet Archive