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Jacques Reclus

1796 – 1882

French protestant church clergyman

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Lived 1796 – 1882 (aged 85). Jacques Reclus was a French pastor.

Jacques Reclus (27 July 1796 – 8 April 1882) was a French Protestant minister.

Life Following studies in Bordeaux, he worked as a librarian at Château de Bonzac, home of Elie Decazes (1780-1860), minister of Louis XVIII. From 1819 he studied theology in Montauban, becoming ordained as pastor at Nimes in December 1821. Afterwards he served as a minister in La Roche-Chalais (1822), then Montcaret (1824). He became the president of the Consistoire de Montcaret (Dordogne).

Reclus taught ancient languages at the Protestant college in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.

In June 1831 he resigned as pastor and instructor at the Protestant college in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande in order to head an independent evangelical community in Castétarbe. In 1850 he founded a home for the aged in Orthez.

Family Reclus was the father of fourteen children who survived beyond infancy, including five sons who gained distinction during their careers. Élie Reclus (1827-1904), journalist and political activist Élisée Reclus (1830-1905), geographer and political activist Onésime Reclus (1837-1916), geographer Armand Reclus (1843-1927), geographer and explorer Paul Reclus (1847-1914), surgeon

Publications Scènes d’une pauvre vie; Pau 1858.

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Faculté libre de théologie protestante de Montauban

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Who was Jacques Reclus?

French protestant church clergyman (1796-1882)

When was Jacques Reclus born?

Jacques Reclus was born on 27 July 1796 in Le Fleix.

When did Jacques Reclus die?

Jacques Reclus died on 8 April 1882 in Sainte-Suzanne.

What was Jacques Reclus's occupation?

Jacques Reclus was a pastor.

What nationality was Jacques Reclus?

Jacques Reclus was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacques Reclus

· Wikidata: Q3159851

· DBpedia: Jacques Reclus

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