The Academy of Marseille , officially the Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Marseille , is a French learned society based in Marseille . It was founded in 1726 and includes those in the city involved in the arts , letters , and sciences .
History
The Academy of Marseille was created by letters patent of Louis XV in August 1726, which stated in particular that the number of members would be limited to twenty. The founding document further stated that all twenty members must live in Marseille . However, Jean-Pierre Rigord said that Henri de Belsunce also be offered membership. This was rectified in 1730 when Joseph-Felix Gravier resigned from the Academy and was not replaced.
Founding Members
| name | Profession | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antoine-Louis of Chalamont of Visclède | Writer |
| 2 | Claude-Mathieu Olivier | Lawyer and poet |
| 3 | Jean-André Peyssonnel | Doctor and naturalist |
| 4 | Charles Peyssonnel | Lawyer |
| 5 | Paul Alexandre Dulard | Poet |
| 6 | Felix Cary | Numismatist and writer |
| 7 | Paul Augustin of Porrade | Scholar |
| 8 | Marc Antoine Taxil | Poet |
| 9 | Robineau’s stone | Army commissioner |
| 10 | Jean-Baptiste Dupont (abbot) | Abbot |
| 11 | Jean Joseph de Gérin | Lieutenant General of the Admiralty |
| 12 | Joseph Felix de Gravier | Lawyer |
| 13 | Balthazar Eymar | gun |
| 14 | Joseph Louis of Vaccon | Canon of the Marseille Cathedral |
| 15 | Thomas Le Fournier | Priest of Abbey of St. Victor |
| 16 | Melchior de Croze | Priest of Abbey of St. Victor |
| 17 | Charles Gaspard Guillaume Raffélis of Soissans | Priest of Abbey of St. Victor |
| 18 | Jean-Baptiste Bertrand (doctor) | Doctor |
| 19 | Hector Léonard de Sainte-Colombe, Bailiff of Aubépin | Wing Chief |
| 20 | Henri de Belsunce | Bishop of Marseille |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Rigord | Delegate of the intendant of Provence |
Bibliography
- Dassy, Abbot (1877). The Academy of Marseille, its origins, its publications, its archives, its members . Barlatier-Feissat . Retrieved 2014-07-24 .