Charles Rollin (1661–1741)
Author of Rollin's Ancient History
About the Author
Image credit: Sculpture by Félix Lecomte, 1789,
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
(Credit: Marie Lan-Nguyen, 2006)
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
(Credit: Marie Lan-Nguyen, 2006)
Works by Charles Rollin
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres : or, An introduction to languages... with reflections on taste... 23 copies, 1 review
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) (2010) 22 copies, 1 review
The Ancient History Of The Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes And Persians, Grecians, And Macedonians; Volume 1 (2019) 6 copies
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians, Vol. 6 of 8 (Classic Reprint) (2015) 3 copies, 1 review
Rollin's Ancient History, Volume 1 2 copies
Oeuvres Diverses. Nouvelle Édition Accompagnée d'Observations Et d'Éclaircissements Historiques (Histoire) (French Edition) (2021) 1 copy
The modern history : by way of sequel to Mr. Rollin's ancient history, containg the history of China 1 copy
Oeuvres Completes de Rollin, Vol. 1: Histoire Ancienne (Classic Reprint) (French Edition) (2017) 1 copy
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians Vol. 5 (2019) 1 copy
De la manière d'enseigner et d'étudier les Belles-Lettres par rapport à l'esprit et au coeur - 4 tomes complet (1755) 1 copy
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians Volume 2 (2012) 1 copy
Oeuvres Completes de Rollin, Vol. 4: Traite Des Etudes (Classic Reprint) (French Edition) (2017) 1 copy
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians Volume 6 (2012) 1 copy
Discours préliminaire du Traité des études (Collection "Education et philosophie") (French Edition) (1998) 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1661-01-30
- Date of death
- 1741-12-14
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Collège du Plessis, Paris, France
Sorbonne, Paris, France - Occupations
- historian
- Organizations
- Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Associated Place (for map)
- Paris, France
Members
Reviews
A once revered French historian, M. Rollin here appears in a cheap edition.
The Ancient History Of The Eqyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes And Persians, Grecians, And Macedonians, Volume 6 by Charles Rollin
In eight volumes. Vol VI contains:parts of Book 16 and Books 17 and 18 The history of Alexander's Successors.
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians. Translated fromn the French. In Four Volumes, Volume I by Charles Rollin
Used by several former American Presidents in their education, including John Quincy Adams, and discussed by him and his father vis letters while John Adams was Ambassador to France at age 9
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres : or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, ... by Charles Rollin
"... worth their weight in gold. -- for his [Rollin's] excellent reflections on every remarkable event that occurs in history he informs his readers of the true source of every action and instructs them in the method of forming themselves upon the models of virtue to be met with in History." (Diary, 8 March 1754).
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Statistics
- Works
- 79
- Members
- 264
- Popularity
- #87,285
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 44
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