Jacques Deschamps

Jacques Deschamps (1697, in Caux – 1759, in Dangu, Eure) was a French 18th-century academic, theologian and priest.

Deschamps studied at the Sorbonne, receiving a doctorate of the university in 1728; he then served as parish priest of Dangu, in the diocese of Rouen, for 31 years until his death. In 1731, under the pseudonym Morel Deschamps, his Archbishop posted him on a secret mission to London for King Louis XV.[1]

Dr Deschamps is the author of various theological treatises, including a celebrated translation of the Book of Isaiah from Hebrew into French.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Dictionnaire universel, historique, critique et bibliographique, 9th edn, Paris 1810
  2. ↑ Journal des Sçavans, Paris 1761

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