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Claude Bazin de Bezons

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Claude Bazin de Bezons (1617 - March 20, 1684), was a French attorney, politician, and member of l'Académie Française (The French Academy).

Biography

Bazin de Bezons was born in Paris in 1617. His father, Claude Bazin, married Marie Chanterel in 1580 and was knighted by Louis XIII in 1611, giving him the Lordship of Bezons.

Claude Bazin de Bezons eventually became an attorney at the Grand Conseil, a high French court put in place to rule on contentious legal matters. In 1643, he was elected member of the French Academy, and eventually became its oldest member.

He served as the intendant (royal administrative head) of justice, police, and finance in Soissons, and then Languedoc from 1654 to 1674, during which he was also commissioned to direct the reorganization of the universities of Toulouse and Montpellier. After returning to Paris, he was named to the Conseil d'État (Council of State).

He only left a few brief written works, including some speeches and rants, as well as a translation of the Peace of Prague between Ferdinand II and the Prince-Elector of Saxony in 1635.

Preceded by Seat 1
Académie française
1643-1684 		Succeeded by

This article draws heavily on the fr:Claude Bazin de Bezons article in the French-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 1 Nov. 2006.

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