Name Jacques Tourreil | Died October 11, 1714 | |
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Jacques de Tourreil (Toulouse, 18 November 1656 – Paris, 11 October 1714) was a French jurist, orator, translator and man of letters.
Biography
The author of translations of Demosthenes and essays on jurisprudence, Tourreil was elected to the Academie royale des inscriptions et medailles in 1691, the Academie francaise in 1692 and the Academie des Jeux floraux in 1694. Being both an orator and a contributor to the first edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie francaise, he was given the responsibility of presenting the dictionary to the court, which he fulfilled on 24 August 1694 by delivering the compliments of the Academie to the King, the royal family and the ministers in a celebrated speech. Louis XIV replied to the delegation of academicians: "Messieurs, voici un ouvrage attendu depuis longtemps. Puisque tant d'habiles gens y ont travaille, je ne doute pas qu'il soit tres beau et tres utile pour la langue."
The works of Jacques de Tourreil were collected and published in two volumes by Guillaume Massieu in 1721.