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Clermont (Tonnerre), Francois de (1)
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Clermont (Tonnerre), Francois De (1),
bishop of Noyon and peer of France, was born in 1629; studied with the Jesuits at Paris; was made doctor by the Sorbonne; preacher to the court, and bishop in 1661. He was received in 1694 as a member of the Academy of France, where he founded a prize for poetry. He died at Paris, Feb. 5. 1701. See Biog. Universelle, s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Clermont (Tonnerre), Francois de (1)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/clermont-tonnerre-francois-de-1.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.