Goujet, Claude Pierre

Goujet, Claude Pierre a French theologian, was born at Paris, October 19, 1697. In 1720 he was canon of St. James's in his native place, and died February 1, 1767. He translated Grotius's work on the truth of Christianity into French (Paris, 1724) and other Latin works, and published Maximes sur la Penitence et sur la Communion (1728): — Bibliotheque des Auteurs Ecclesiastiques du XVIII Siecle, pour Servir de Continuation a celle de Mr. Dupin (1736, 3 volumes): — Histoire du Pontificat de Paul V (1766, 2 volumes). See Nouvelle, Diction. Histor.; Formey, France Litteraire; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Lichtenberger, Encyklop. des Sciences Religienses, s.v. (B.P.)