[FRANCE] The Abbe Jean-Paul Bignon (1662-1743) French ecclesiastic, statesman, writer and preacher and librarian to Louis XIV of France. His protege, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, named the genus Bignonia (Virginia jasmine) after him in 1694. Bignon worked with his uncle to prepare a new set of rules for the Academy, allowing for honorary membership, which were signed by the king in January 1699. The new rules, however, were rejected by its members. The rejection shocked him to such a degree that he refused to attend its meetings thereafter. His fame as a preacher is exemplified by two completely different panegyrics he gave on the same day, for the feast day of St. Louis IX. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1734. Offered here is a printed letter dated 1706, signed in ink. It is identified a letter to his friend Charles Rene d"Hozier (1640-1732) French historical commentator. The younger son of Pierre d'Hozier, he was the true continuator of his father. Written in ink along the right side is said to be in the hand of d'Hozer. Approx. 4.5 x 7 in. Fine.

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