Bible Encyclopedias
Coquerel, Athanase Josue, D.D.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Coquelin, Nicolas

Next Entry
Coquerel, Athanase Laurent Charles

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Athanase Josue Coquerel
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Coquerel, Athanase Josue, D.D.

son of the following, was born at Amsterdam, June 16, 1820. He studied at Geneva, and was ordained in 1843 by his father, at Nismes. On account of his advanced liberal theological views, he had to resign his office, in 1862, and became the head and leader of liberal Protestantism in France. He died at Fismes, July 25, 1875. He was one of the founders of the Societe de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Frangais, in the year 1852. He also published a volume of unedited letters of Voltaire, on Tolerance, in 1863, and wrote, Jean Calas et sa Famille (Fismes, 1857; 2d ed. 1870). He left an unfinished work, L'Histoire de l'Eglise Reformee de Paris. See Lichtenberger, Encyclop. des Sciences Religienses, s.v. (B.P.)