Académie de Marseille
The Académie de Marseille, officially the Académie des sciences, lettres et arts de Marseille, is a French learned society based in Marseille. It was founded in 1726 and includes those in the city involved in the arts, letters, and sciences.
| Founder | Louis XV |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Region | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Membership | 40 members elected by their peers |
Official language | French |
| Affiliations | Conférence nationale des académies des sciences, lettres et arts |
History
The Académie de Marseille was created by letters patent of Louis XV in August 1726, which stated in particular that the number of members would be limited to twenty. The founding document furthermore stated that all twenty members must live in Marseille. However, the actual number of founding members was twenty-one, due to the insistence of Jean-Pierre Rigord that Henri de Belsunce also be offered membership. This was rectified in 1730 when Joseph-Félix de Gravier resigned from the Académie and was not replaced.
Founding Members
| Name | Profession | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antoine-Louis de Chalamont de la Visclède | Writer |
| 2 | Claude-Mathieu Olivier | Lawyer and poet |
| 3 | Jean-André Peyssonnel | Doctor and naturalist |
| 4 | Charles Peyssonnel | Lawyer |
| 5 | Paul Alexandre Dulard | Poet |
| 6 | Félix Cary | Numismatist and writer |
| 7 | Paul Augustin de Porrade | Scholar |
| 8 | Marc Antoine Taxil | Poet |
| 9 | Pierre de Robineau | Army commissioner |
| 10 | Jean-Baptiste Dupont (abbé) | Abbot |
| 11 | Jean Joseph de Gérin | Lieutenant general of the Admiralty |
| 12 | Joseph Félix de Gravier | Lawyer |
| 13 | Balthazar Eymar | Canon |
| 14 | Joseph Louis de Vaccon | Canon of the Marseille Cathedral |
| 15 | Thomas Le Fournier | Priest of Abbey of Saint Victor |
| 16 | Melchior de Croze | Priest of Abbey of Saint Victor |
| 17 | Charles Gaspard Guillaume Raffélis de Soissans | Priest of Abbey of Saint Victor |
| 18 | Jean-Baptiste Bertrand (doctor) | Doctor |
| 19 | Hector Léonard de Sainte-Colombe, Bailli de l'Aubépin | Chef d'escadre |
| 20 | Henri de Belsunce | Bishop of Marseille |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Rigord | Delegate of the intendant of Provence |
Bibliography
- Dassy, Abbé (1877). L'académie de Marseille, ses origines, ses publications, ses archives, ses membres. Barlatier-Feissat. Retrieved 2014-07-24.