Jean-François Boyer

Jean-François Boyer
Bishop
DioceseAncient Diocese of Mirepoix
SeeMirepoix, Ariège
ElectedMember, Académie française (1736)
Member, French Academy of Sciences (1738)
Member, Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres (1741)
Personal details
Born(1675-03-12)12 March 1675
Died20 August 1755(1755-08-20) (aged 80)
NationalityFrench
DenominationRoman Catholic

Jean-François Boyer (12 March 1675 in Paris – 20 August 1755 in Versailles), was a French bishop, best known for having been a vehement opponent of Jansenism and the Philosophe school.

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