Avrigny, Hyacinthe Robillard D

Avrigny, Hyacinthe Robillard D'

a French historian, was born at Caen in 1675, and admitted at Paris into the Society of Jesuits Sept. 15, 1691. He took a course in theology, and then was sent to Alenvon, where he was employed as procurator of the college. He died probably at Quimper, April 24, 1719. His works are, Memoires Chronologiques et Dogmatiques, pour Servirn a Histoire Ecclesiastique depuis 1600 jusquen 1716, avec des Reflexions et des Remarnues Critiques (1720, 4 vols. 12mo): — Memoires pour Servir Histoire Universelle de I'Europe depuis 1600 jusquen 1716, etc. (Paris, 1725, 4 vols. 12mo).