Lamy was born in Le Mans, France. After studying there, he went to join the Maison d'Institution in Paris, and to Saumur thereafter. In 1658 he entered the congregation of the Oratory.
Lamy became professor of classics at Vendôme in 1661, and at Juilly in 1663. He was ordained in 1667.
After teaching a few years at Le Mans he was appointed to a chair of philosophy in the University of Angers. Here his teaching was attacked on the ground that it was too exclusively Cartesian, and Rebous the rector obtained in 1675 from the state authorities a decree forbidding him to continue his lectures.
He was then sent by his superiors to Grenoble, where, thanks to the protection of Cardinal Le Camus, he again took up his courses of philosophy. In 1686 he returned to Paris, stopping at the seminary of Saint Magloire, and in 1689 he was sent to Rouen, where he spent the remainder of his days to his death in 1715.
Worksedit
His best known work is the Traité de Mécanique (1679), showing the parallelogram of force. He also wrote Traité de la grandeur en general (1680) and Les éléments de géometrie (1685).
His writings are numerous and varied. Among them may be mentioned:
"La Rhétorique ou l'art de parler", (Paris, 1675, Rhetoric, or the art of speaking, English translation 1676) of this twenty editions were published.[1]
"Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra", etc. (Grenoble, 1687), translated into French by order of the Bishop of Châlons under the title "Introduction a la lecture de l'Ecriture Sainte" (Lyons, 1689).
"Harmonia, sive Concordia quatuor Evangelistarum", a harmony or concordance of the Four Gospels (Paris, 1689). In this work he contends that John the Baptist was twice cast into prison, first in Jerusalem by order of the Sanhedrin, and later by Herod in Galilee. He maintains also that the Saviour and His Apostles did not eat the paschal lamb at the Last Supper, and that the Crucifixion occurred on the day on which the Jews celebrated the Passover. He considers Mary Magdalen, Mary the sister of Lazarus, and the sinner mentioned in Luke, vii, 37 sqq. to be one and the same person. These and other opinions involved him in controversy with Bulteau, pastor of Rouen, Jean Piénud, Le Nain de Tillemont, and others (see "Traité historique de l'ancienne Pâque des Juifs", Paris, 1693).
"Apparatus Biblicus", which is a development of his introduction (Lyons, 1696; Jena, 1709; Amsterdam, 1710). It was translated into French by Abbé de Bellegarde (Paris, 1697) and by Abbé Boyer (Lyons, 1709). In this work he calls in question the historical character of the book of Tobias and book of Judith, and maintains that even after the Council of Trent a difference of authority should be recognized between the proto-canonical and deutero-canonical books of the Bible.
"Défense de l'ancien sentiment de l'Eglise latine touchant l'office de sainte Madeleine" (Rouen, Paris, 1697).
A volume of commentaries on his previous harmony of the Four Gospels (Paris, 1699).
A Latin treatise on the Ark of the Covenant (Paris, 1720), a posthumous work published by Père Desmollets, who prefixed to the volume a biography of the author.
^Translated in English in 1676; modern edition: John T. Harwood (ed.), The Rhetorics of Thomas Hobbes and Bernard Lamy, Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1986.
Bibliographyedit
François Girbal, Bernard Lamy (1640-1715), étude biographique et bibliographique, París: PUF, 1964.
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bernard, lamy, june, 1640, january, 1715, french, oratorian, mathematician, theologian, born, 1640, june, 1640le, mans, francedied29, january, 1715, 1715, aged, rouen, franceknown, forparallelogram, forcescientific, careerfieldsmathematicsinstitutionscollege, . Bernard Lamy 15 June 1640 29 January 1715 was a French Oratorian mathematician and theologian Bernard LamyBorn 1640 06 15 15 June 1640Le Mans FranceDied29 January 1715 1715 01 29 aged 74 Rouen FranceKnown forParallelogram of forceScientific careerFieldsMathematicsInstitutionsCollege of Juilly University of Angers Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksLife editLamy was born in Le Mans France After studying there he went to join the Maison d Institution in Paris and to Saumur thereafter In 1658 he entered the congregation of the Oratory Lamy became professor of classics at Vendome in 1661 and at Juilly in 1663 He was ordained in 1667 After teaching a few years at Le Mans he was appointed to a chair of philosophy in the University of Angers Here his teaching was attacked on the ground that it was too exclusively Cartesian and Rebous the rector obtained in 1675 from the state authorities a decree forbidding him to continue his lectures He was then sent by his superiors to Grenoble where thanks to the protection of Cardinal Le Camus he again took up his courses of philosophy In 1686 he returned to Paris stopping at the seminary of Saint Magloire and in 1689 he was sent to Rouen where he spent the remainder of his days to his death in 1715 Works editHis best known work is the Traite de Mecanique 1679 showing the parallelogram of force He also wrote Traite de la grandeur en general 1680 and Les elements de geometrie 1685 His writings are numerous and varied Among them may be mentioned La Rhetorique ou l art de parler Paris 1675 Rhetoric or the art of speaking English translation 1676 of this twenty editions were published 1 Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra etc Grenoble 1687 translated into French by order of the Bishop of Chalons under the title Introduction a la lecture de l Ecriture Sainte Lyons 1689 Harmonia sive Concordia quatuor Evangelistarum a harmony or concordance of the Four Gospels Paris 1689 In this work he contends that John the Baptist was twice cast into prison first in Jerusalem by order of the Sanhedrin and later by Herod in Galilee He maintains also that the Saviour and His Apostles did not eat the paschal lamb at the Last Supper and that the Crucifixion occurred on the day on which the Jews celebrated the Passover He considers Mary Magdalen Mary the sister of Lazarus and the sinner mentioned in Luke vii 37 sqq to be one and the same person These and other opinions involved him in controversy with Bulteau pastor of Rouen Jean Pienud Le Nain de Tillemont and others see Traite historique de l ancienne Paque des Juifs Paris 1693 Apparatus Biblicus which is a development of his introduction Lyons 1696 Jena 1709 Amsterdam 1710 It was translated into French by Abbe de Bellegarde Paris 1697 and by Abbe Boyer Lyons 1709 In this work he calls in question the historical character of the book of Tobias and book of Judith and maintains that even after the Council of Trent a difference of authority should be recognized between the proto canonical and deutero canonical books of the Bible Defense de l ancien sentiment de l Eglise latine touchant l office de sainte Madeleine Rouen Paris 1697 A volume of commentaries on his previous harmony of the Four Gospels Paris 1699 A Latin treatise on the Ark of the Covenant Paris 1720 a posthumous work published by Pere Desmollets who prefixed to the volume a biography of the author See also editCollege of Juilly Lami s theorem List of Roman Catholic scientist clericsReferences edit Translated in English in 1676 modern edition John T Harwood ed The Rhetorics of Thomas Hobbes and Bernard Lamy Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press 1986 Bibliography editFrancois Girbal Bernard Lamy 1640 1715 etude biographique et bibliographique Paris PUF 1964 Regnier in Fulcran Vigouroux Dictionnaire de la Bible s v Ingold 1880 1882 Essai de biblioqraphie Oratorienne Vol V Paris pp 64 70 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link External links editO Connor John J Robertson Edmund F Bernard Lamy MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive University of St Andrews nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Bernard Lamy nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernard Lamy amp oldid 1168287237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
