Jacques Hardion
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Jacques Hardion was a French historian, scholar and translator from ancient Greek.
After studying at Tours, he earned a place as tutor to Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur
. He was elected member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres in 1728 and the Académie française
in 1730. Having been appointed librarian of the king and the royal family at Versailles, he was chosen to give lessons in history and literature to children of Louis XV.
After studying at Tours, he earned a place as tutor to Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur
Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur
Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur was a French economist and statistician.-Life:From a family of jurists and financial figures, he was the son of a correcteur in the Chambre des comptes and cousin of Jean-Baptiste-Henri de Valincour...
. He was elected member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres in 1728 and the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1730. Having been appointed librarian of the king and the royal family at Versailles, he was chosen to give lessons in history and literature to children of Louis XV.