Pierre-Joseph Thoulier d'Olivet, Abbot of Olivet (1 April 1682, Salins-les-Bains Р8 October 1768, Paris) was a French abbot, writer, grammarian and translator. He was elected the fourth occupant of Acad̩mie fran̤aise seat 31.
Olivet's father was a counselor at the Parliament of Dole.
Olivet joined the Jesuits and studied at the Jesuit colleges of Rheims, Dijon, and Paris, writing poetry and Latin prose, before leaving the Jesuits in 1713.
He co-founded the Academy of Besançon.
His publications include;