| Authorised form of name | Basnage de Beauval; Jacques (1653 - 1723); theologian and art historian |
| Other forms of name | Jacques Basnage de |
| Other forms of surname | Banage |
| Beauval |
| Dates | 1653 - 1723 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Rouen, Normandie, France, Europe |
| Date of birth | 08 August 1653 |
| Date of death | 22 December 1723 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Protestant |
| Activity | Education:
Pupil of Tanneguy Le Fevre at Saumur; Geneva; Pupil of Jurieu at Sedan
Career:
Minister at Rouen (1676-1685); a Huguenot, he forfeited his property and took refuge in Holland after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes; Pastor at Rotterdam (1685-1709); Minister of the Walloon Church at Rotterdam (1691-1709); Minister of the Walloon Church at the Hague (1709); assisted the French ambassador to The Hague, Abb Dubois, in negotiations for an alliance between France, England and the States General (1716-1717); after its successful conclusion, his estates in France were restored to him. |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1697 |
| Age at election | 44 |
| Relationships | Parents: Henri Basnage du Fraquenay, Advocate in the Parliament of Rouen, greatgrandson of Nicolas Basnage, Protestant minister in Norwich, Norfolk, and Carentan, France
Spouse: Suzanne, daughter of Cyrus Dumoulin, Minister, and his wife Marie de Marbais and granddaughter of Pierre Dumoulin (promise of marriage made at Canterbury, Kent in 1684) |
| OtherInfo | Author of various works on the Reformation, the history and religion of the Jews, and the States-General of the United Provinces. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Biog Univ; NBG; DBF; Agnew
Notes:
Biog Univ gives date of death as 22 December 1723; NBG gives 1722 |
| Code | NA5625 |