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'''Constantin-François Volney''' (1757-1820) was a French scholar.
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==Biography==
'''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.
Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney was born on February 3, 1757 at Craon (Mayenne), France.


He studied Classical languages and spent some years in the Middle East to learn Arabic.
==Works==


Back in France, he was professor of history at the newly founded École Normale and became a member of the Académie française in 1795.
====Books====


He died on April 25, 1820 in Paris, France and was buried there at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.
*[[Les ruines; ou, Méditation sur les révolutions des empires (1791 Volney), book]]


==Works on Second Temple Judaism==
==External links==
Volney was one of the first proponents of the [[Jesus Myth Theory]].
 
*[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]]


====Books====
*[[Les ruines; ou, Méditation sur les révolutions des empires (1791 Volney), book]]


==External links==
[[Category:V-Vo|Volney]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin-Fran%C3%A7ois_Chasseb%C5%93uf Wikipedia] / [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volney Wikipedia.fr]]


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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

Books

External links

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