Poujoulat, Jean-joseph Francois

Poujoulat, Jean-Joseph Francois a Roman Catholic writer of France, was born at Fare, Bouches-du-Rhone, in 1800. He studied at Aix, and in 1826 went to Paris, and there published, conjointly with Michaild, the Bibliotieque des Croisards, whom he accompanied in 1830 to the East. Poujoulat died at Paris in 1880. He wrote, Histoire de Jerusalem, Tableau Religieux et Philosophique, (1811- 42, 2 volumes; 4th ed. 1856): — Histoire de S. Augustin (1844, 3 volumes; 3d ed. 1850, 2 volumes): — Lettres sur Bossuet (1854): — Le Cardinal Maury, sa Vie et ses OEuvres (1855; 2d ed. 1859): — Vie de Monseigneur Sibour, Acheveque de Paris: — Le Pere Ravignan, sa Vie, ses OEuuvres (1858): — Le Pape et la Liberti (1860): — Examen de la Vie de Jesuis de Mons. Renan (1863). See Lichtenberger, Encyclop. des Sciences Religieuses, s.v. (B.P.)