Jacques de Tourreil was a French jurist

Jurist

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, orator

Public speaking

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, translator

Translation

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 and man of letters.

Life

The author of translations of Demosthenes

Demosthenes

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 and essays on jurisprudence

Jurisprudence

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, Tourreil was elected to the Académie royale des inscriptions et médailles

Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres

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 in 1691, the Académie française

Académie française

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 in 1692 and the Académie des Jeux floraux

Académie des Jeux floraux

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 in 1694. Being both an orator and a contributor to the first edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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, he was given the responsibility of presenting the dictionary to the court, which he fulfilled on 24 August 1694 by delivering the compliments of the Académie to the King, the royal family and the ministers in a celebrated speech. Louis XIV

Louis XIV of France

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 replied to the delegation of academicians: "Messieurs, voici un ouvrage attendu depuis longtemps. Puisque tant d'habiles gens y ont travaillé, je ne doute pas qu'il soit très beau et très utile pour la langue."

The works of Jacques de Tourreil were collected and published in two volumes by Guillaume Massieu

Guillaume Massieu

Guillaume Massieu was a French churchman, translator and poet, best known for his Latin verses in praise of the agreeability and benefits of coffee.-External links:*...

 in 1721.

External links

• Académie française