Abraham Ruchat

Abraham Ruchat (baptized 27 February 1680 – 29 September 1750) was a Swiss Protestant pastor, theologian and historian.

Biography Originally from Grandcour, Ruchat was born in Vevey, Vaud, as the son of Jacques Ruchat and Jeanne Marie Dubois. He began studying theology at the Academy of Lausanne in 1693, receiving his ordination in 1702. Another noted work by Ruchat was Abrégé de l'histoire ecclésiastique du Pays de Vaud ("Abstract on the ecclesiastical history of the land of Vaud"; 1707).

With Louis Bourguet, Charles Guillaume Loys de Bochat and Gabriel Cramer, he was editor of the journal Bibliothèque italique, ou, Histoire littéraire de l'Italie. Ruchat died in Lausanne on 29 September 1750, aged 70.