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[[Image:CharlesRollin.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Engraving of Charles Rollin from an Italian version of his ''Ancient History'' (1730-38).]] |
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[[Image:Rollin Lecomte Louvre ENT-1987-07.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Statue of Charles Rollin on display at the [[Louvre]].]] |
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'''Charles Rollin''' (30 January 1661 – 14 December 1741) was a [[France|French]] [[historian]] and [[educator]]. He was born in [[Paris]]. |
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'''Charles Rollin''' (30 January 1661 in [[Paris]] - 14 December 1741 in [[Paris]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13119b.htm|title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Charles Rollin|website=www.newadvent.org}}</ref> was a French [[historian]] and [[educator]]. |
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==Biography== |
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| ⚫ | Rollin held [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] principles, and even went so far as to defend the miracles supposed to be worked at the tomb of [[François de Paris]], commonly known as Deacon Paris. Unfortunately his religious opinions deprived him of his appointments and disqualified him for the rectorship, to which in 1719 he had been re-elected. It is said that the same reason prevented his election to the [[Académie française]], though he was a member of the [[Academie des Inscriptions]]. Shortly before his death he protested publicly against the acceptance of the [[papal bull|bull]] ''[[Unigenitus]]''. |
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==Life== |
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| ⚫ | Rollin's literary work dates chiefly from the later years of his life, when he had been forbidden to teach. His once famous ''Ancient History'' (Paris, |
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| ⚫ | Rollin was the son of a [[Cutlery|cutler]], and at the age of 22 was made a master in the [[Collège du Plessis]]. In 1694 he was rector of the [[University of Paris]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charles Rollin, rector of the University of Paris: portrait by Coypel and Touzé · NuBIS|url=https://nubis.univ-paris1.fr/ark:/15733/3382|access-date=2020-06-04|website=nubis.univ-paris1.fr}}</ref> rendering great service among other things by reviving the study of [[Greek language|Greek]]. He held that post for two years instead of one, and in 1699 was appointed principal of the [[Collège de Beauvais]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|pp=467–468}} |
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of education, including a more frequent and extensive use of the vulgar tongue, and discarded the medieval traditions that had lingered in [[France]]. |
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| ⚫ | Rollin held [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] principles, and even went so far as to defend the miracles supposed to be worked at the tomb of [[François de Paris]], commonly known as Deacon Paris. Unfortunately his religious opinions deprived him of his appointments and disqualified him for the rectorship, to which in 1719 he had been re-elected. It is said that the same reason prevented his election to the [[Académie française]], though he was a member of the [[Academie des Inscriptions]]. Shortly before his death he protested publicly against the acceptance of the [[papal bull|bull]] ''[[Unigenitus]]''.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=468}} |
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==Works== |
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| ⚫ | Rollin's literary work dates chiefly from the later years of his life, when he had been forbidden to teach. His once famous ''Ancient History'' ({{langx|fr|Histoire Ancienne}}, 12 vols., Paris, 1730–38) and the less generally read ''Roman History''<ref>{{citation |last=Rollin |first=Charles |author-link=Charles Rollin |title=The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium, that is, to the End of the Commonwealth |location=Dublin |publisher=R. Reilly |date=1740 }}.</ref> (''{{lang|fr|Histoire Romaine}}'', only five of nine volumes finished by the time of his death) were avowed compilations, uncritical and somewhat inaccurate. But they instructed and interested, generation after generation. A more original and really important work was his ''Treatise on Education'' (''{{lang|fr|Traité des Études}}'', Paris, 1726–31), which contains a summary of what was even then a reformed and innovative system of education, discarding the medieval traditions that had lingered in [[France]],{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=468}} emphasizing the study of national history after dropping Latin for vernacular in textbooks. Rollin himself didn't begin writing in French until age 60. |
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==References== |
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* {{EB1911|wstitle=Rollin, Charles|volume=23|pages=467–468}} |
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== External links == |
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* {{Wikiquote-inline}} |
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* {{Gutenberg author | id=32850| name=Charles Rollin}} |
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* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Charles Rollin}} |
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 24 October 2024
Charles Rollin (30 January 1661 in Paris - 14 December 1741 in Paris)[1] was a French historian and educator.
Life
[edit]Rollin was the son of a cutler, and at the age of 22 was made a master in the Collège du Plessis. In 1694 he was rector of the University of Paris,[2] rendering great service among other things by reviving the study of Greek. He held that post for two years instead of one, and in 1699 was appointed principal of the Collège de Beauvais.[3]
Rollin held Jansenist principles, and even went so far as to defend the miracles supposed to be worked at the tomb of François de Paris, commonly known as Deacon Paris. Unfortunately his religious opinions deprived him of his appointments and disqualified him for the rectorship, to which in 1719 he had been re-elected. It is said that the same reason prevented his election to the Académie française, though he was a member of the Academie des Inscriptions. Shortly before his death he protested publicly against the acceptance of the bull Unigenitus.[4]
Works
[edit]Rollin's literary work dates chiefly from the later years of his life, when he had been forbidden to teach. His once famous Ancient History (French: Histoire Ancienne, 12 vols., Paris, 1730–38) and the less generally read Roman History[5] (Histoire Romaine, only five of nine volumes finished by the time of his death) were avowed compilations, uncritical and somewhat inaccurate. But they instructed and interested, generation after generation. A more original and really important work was his Treatise on Education (Traité des Études, Paris, 1726–31), which contains a summary of what was even then a reformed and innovative system of education, discarding the medieval traditions that had lingered in France,[4] emphasizing the study of national history after dropping Latin for vernacular in textbooks. Rollin himself didn't begin writing in French until age 60.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Charles Rollin". www.newadvent.org.
- ^ "Charles Rollin, rector of the University of Paris: portrait by Coypel and Touzé · NuBIS". nubis.univ-paris1.fr. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 467–468.
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 468.
- ^ Rollin, Charles (1740), The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium, that is, to the End of the Commonwealth, Dublin: R. Reilly.
Bibliography
[edit]- Sainte-Beuve, Causeries du lundi, vol. vi.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rollin, Charles". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 467–468.
External links
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Media related to Charles Rollin at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Charles Rollin at Wikiquote- Works by Charles Rollin at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Charles Rollin at the Internet Archive
