Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique

was an encyclopedia originally compiled by the Catholic priest and theologian Louis MorÃÂ©ri (1643Ã¢ÂÂ1680). By later standards, it was highly specialized, for nearly all of its entries were on geographical and historical subjects, but it marked the start of a flood of other dictionaries and encyclopedias in Europe's vernaculars. In addition to being successful in its own right, MorÃÂ©ri's served as a springboard and foil for Pierre Bayle's (1697).

Editions and expansions

MorÃÂ©ri's appeared in numerous French editions between 1674 and 1759, growing in size with each edition. MorÃÂ©ri himself died after preparing materials for the second edition (1681). Thereafter, other Francophone scholars took charge of the compilation, notably Jean Le Clerc. "Dictionnaire" was often spelled "Dictionaire" with one n.

Translations

The Grand Dictionnaire was also translated and adapted into English, German, Dutch, and Spanish.

Digitized online editions

<div style="margin-left:6em">Vol. I includes a long preface tracing the history of previous editions and different translations.</div> <ol type="i" start="1"> <ol type="i" start="1"> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li> <li> </li></ol></ol>

English eds.

Luke Meredith Ã¢ÂÂ who been an apprentice to bookseller and publisher Richard Royston (1601Ã¢ÂÂ1686) Ã¢ÂÂ on March 26, 1687 (within six months after Royston's death), married Richard's granddaughter, Elizabeth Chiswell. She died before 1696 and was one of four children of, and only daughter of Richard Chiswell (1637Ã¢ÂÂ1711) () and Mary Royston (1630Ã¢ÂÂ1698). Through Elizabeth, Luke Meredith was a cousin-in-law to Richard Chiswell (1673Ã¢ÂÂ1751). Among other things, Richard Royston and Luke Meredith had been connected to the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.

See

Spanish eds.

The Spanish edition was a translation of the six-volume Paris 1725 edition. It was published in 1753 Ã¢ÂÂ seventy-three years after MorÃÂ©ri's death and nine years after JosÃÂ© Miravel Casadevante's death, its translator.

<b>Spanish translation of 1725 ed.</b>

, .

Dutch eds.

.

1933 ed. (5 Vols.)

German eds.

<b>1709 (1st ed.).</b> .

<b>1722 (2nd ed.).</b>

Other online eds.

Bibliography

Notes

References

; .

<ol type="i" start="1"> <ol type="i" start="1"> <li></li></ol></ol><div style="margin-left:6em">Henry Clements (1686Ã¢ÂÂ1719) was a son of Henry Clements (Sr.), bookseller of Oxford. In 1703, he apprenticed to Thomas Bennet (1664Ã¢ÂÂ1706), whose business he succeeded. In 1707 free of the Stationers' Company.</div>

; .

Retrieved February 16, 2025. , ; ; (chapter 3); (chapter 3).

External links

The Great Historical, Geographical, Genealogical and Poetical Dictionary, 1701 English edition as of 1688, Baltic-related entries transcribed, including full entries for Muscovy, Poland, and Sweden.