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'''Constantin-François Volney''' (1757-1820) was a French scholar, philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician. Studied Classical languages and spent some years in the Middle East to learn Arabic. Back in France, was professor of history at the newly founded École Normale and became a member of the Académie française in 1795. Was one of the early proponents of the [[Jesus Myth Theory]]. | [[File:Volney.jpg|thumb|250px|Constantin-François Volney]] | ||
'''Constantin-François Volney''' (1757-1820) was a French scholar, philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician. Studied Classical languages and spent some years in the Middle East to learn Arabic. Back in France, was professor of history at the newly founded École Normale and became a member of the Académie française in 1795. Was with [[Charles François Dupuis]] one of the early proponents of the [[Jesus Myth Theory]], of which he offered a more moderate version, allowing for confused memories of an obscure historical figure to be integrated in the Christ mythology. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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*[[Les ruines; ou, Méditation sur les révolutions des empires (1791 Volney), book]] | *[[Les ruines; ou, Méditation sur les révolutions des empires (1791 Volney), book]] | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin-Fran%C3%A7ois_Chasseb%C5%93uf Wikipedia.en] -- [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_François_Volney Wikipedia.de] -- [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volney Wikipedia.fr] -- Wikipedia.it -- [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volney Wikipedia.es]] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin-Fran%C3%A7ois_Chasseb%C5%93uf Wikipedia.en] -- [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_François_Volney Wikipedia.de] -- [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volney Wikipedia.fr] -- Wikipedia.it -- [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volney Wikipedia.es]] | ||
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[[Category:Born in the 1750s| 1757 Volney]] | [[Category:Born in the 1750s| 1757 Volney]] | ||
[[Category:Died in the 1820s| 1820 Volney]] | [[Category:Died in the 1820s| 1820 Volney]] | ||
[[Category:Historical Jesus Studies|~1757 Volney]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 17 December 2019
Constantin-François Volney (1757-1820) was a French scholar, philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician. Studied Classical languages and spent some years in the Middle East to learn Arabic. Back in France, was professor of history at the newly founded École Normale and became a member of the Académie française in 1795. Was with Charles François Dupuis one of the early proponents of the Jesus Myth Theory, of which he offered a more moderate version, allowing for confused memories of an obscure historical figure to be integrated in the Christ mythology.
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