Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy was a French anthropologist, archaeologist, religious, numismatist, writer and philologist (1716–1795). He was born at Cassis and died at Paris.
Also recorded as J.-J. Barthélemy; abbé Barthélemi; Abbé Barthélemy; Jean-Jacques Barthelemy; J.-J. Barthelemy; abbe Barthelemi.
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy in brief
- Born
- 1716
- Died
- 1795
- Known for
- anthropologist,archaeologist,religious,numismatist,writer,philologist,epigrapher,historian
- Place of birth
- Cassis
Overview
Born at Cassis in 1716, died at Paris in 1795.
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings J.-J. Barthélemy, abbé Barthélemi, Abbé Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques Barthelemy and J.-J. Barthelemy. His recorded language was French. His recorded confession was Catholicism.
Other recorded relations include François-Marie, marquis de Barthélemy and André Barthélemy de Courcay.
Career and activity
Recorded positions include seat 19 of the Académie française, director and abbot. He belonged to Royal Society, Académie Française, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and Congregation of the Mission.
Catalogued works
46 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1700 to 2008.
Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, 2e édition (Paris, 1789). Li︠u︡bovʹ Karity i Polidora. Recueil de cartes géographiques, plans, vues et médailles de l'ancienne Grèce relatifs au Voyage du jeune Anacharsis. Oeuvres diverses de J. J. Barthélemy. Charite and Polydorus. Diderot et l'Abbé Barthélemy. Nouvel abrégé du voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce. Explication de la mosaïque de Palestrine. Az ifju Anacharszis' útazása Görög-országban. The travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian Æra. Eikonographiai tōn Athēnōn : deutera periodos Tourkokratias 1688-1833. Athènes et les Athéniens. Essai sur la vie de J.J. Barthélemy. Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, vers le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l'ere vulgaire. Maps, plans, views, and coins, illustrative of the Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian era. Maps, plans, views and coins illustrative of the travels of Anarcharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian era. Recueil de cartes géographiques, plans, vues et médailles de l'ancienne Grèce, relatifs au ... Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, vers le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l'ère vulgaire. Oeuvres diverses de J.J. Barthélemy: augmentées de l'essai sur la vie de Barthélémy, dated 1828. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dated 1790. Voyage du jeune Anarcharsis en Grèce, dated 1824. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grece dans le milieu du quartrieme siecle avant l'ere vulgaire . T. 1. (1). Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce: vers le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l'ére vulgaire, dated 1819. Travels of Anacharis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian era, dated 1791. Recueil de cartes géographiques, plans, vues et médailles de l'ancienne ... Recueil de cartes géographiques, plans, vues et médailles de l'ancienne Grèce, relatifs au Voyage du jeune Anacharsis, dated 1789. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dans le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l'ère vulgaire. L' Anacharsis de la jeune, dated 1835. Viage de Anacarsis el joven por la Grecia: A mediados del siglo quarto antes de la era vulgar, dated 1811. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dated 1822. Travels of Anacharis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian aera, dated 1793. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, vers le milieu du quatrième siècle .., dated 1815. Recueil de cartes géographiques plans, vues et médailles de l'ancienne Grece, relatif au Voyage du jeune Anacharis précédé d'un Analyse critique des cartes, dated 1788. Voyage en Italie, dated 1972. uvres complètes de J. J. Barthélemy. Abrégé du voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dans le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l'ere .., dated 1794. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce: dans le milieu du quatrième siècle .., dated 1793. [Jean Jacques Barthélemy correspondence]., dated 2008-, held by Wellcome Collection. Letter from Jean Jacques Vaucrollon to unspecified baron, giving news from St Barthelemy (Lesser Antilles), including measures to prevent the spread of yellow fever, dated 1816, held by Wellcome Collection. Jean-Jacques Manget. Line engraving after B. Guillibaud., dated 1700-1799, held by Wellcome Collection. Jean-Jacques Manget. Line engraving by J. G. Seiller after B. Guillibaud., held by Wellcome Collection. Réflexions sur l'alphabet et sur la langue dont on se servoit autrefois à Palmyre. / Par M. l'Abbé Barthelemy., dated M.DCC.LIV, held by Wellcome Collection. [Extract on the life and work of Hippocrates from Chaps. LXXIII-V of 'Voyage d'Anacharsis', presumably an ed. of J.J. Barthélemy's 'Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Gréce'] / [Hippocrates]., dated [1820?], held by Wellcome Collection. Barthélemy-Camille de Boissieu. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1771., dated 1771, held by Wellcome Collection. Reflections on the ancient alphabet and language of Palmyra . From the French of M. abbé Barthelemy, .., dated 1755, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 24 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Barthélemy, Abbé Jean-Jacques, Oxford Art Online, 2003. père Jean Jacques Barthélemy, abbé Barthélemy [barthjeanj024178], Electronic Enlightenment Biographical Dictionary, 2025. L’abbé Barthélemy auteur des premiers déchiffrements, Dechiffrements / Decipherments, 2022. père Jean Jacques Barthélemy, abbé Barthélemy to Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Saturday, 8 July 1758 [helvclUT0020051a1c], Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of Correspondence, 2025.
Digitised editions and texts
12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
Dissertation sur une ancienne inscription grecque, relative aux finances des ... (1792) — Internet Archive. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, par J. J. Barthelemy. Tome premier huitieme (1825) — Internet Archive. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce (1825) — Internet Archive. Œuvres diverses de J.J. Barthélemy (1828) — Internet Archive. Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian æra (1825) — Internet Archive. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dans le milieu du quatrième siècle ... (1791) — Internet Archive. Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, During the Middle of the Fourth ... (1825) — Internet Archive. Viage del joven Anacarsis a la Grecia... (1835) — Internet Archive. Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce: vers le millieu du quatrième siècle ... (1790) — Internet Archive. Explication de la mosaïque de Palestrine (1760) — Internet Archive. Compendio del viaje del joven Anacarsis a la Grecia (1 de 2) — Project Gutenberg. Compendio del viaje del joven Anacarsis a la Grecia (2 de 2) — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 24 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is French.
Positions recorded include seat 19 of the Académie française and director. Membership is recorded of Royal Society, Académie Française and Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.
Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society.
Chronology
- 1716Jean-Jacques Barthélemy born at Cassis.
- 1791Maps, Plans, Views and Coins, Illustrative of the Travels of Anacharsis the ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1791Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, dans le milieu du quatrième siècle ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1792Dissertation sur une ancienne inscription grecque, relative aux finances des ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1795Jean-Jacques Barthélemy died at Paris.
- 1822Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1825Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce, par J. J. Barthelemy. Tome premier huitieme digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1825Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1825Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian æra digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1828Œuvres diverses de J.J. Barthélemy digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
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