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He prepared an edition of Abū Al-Fidā's 'Geography,’ and in 1726 or 1727 printed as a specimen seventy-two folio leaves, but was unable to proceed, lacking support. The fragment was noticed in the
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In 1718 his 'Vindiciæ Kircherianæ, sive Animadversiones in novas Abrahami Trommii Concordantias Græcas versionis vulgo dictæ LXX. Interpretum,’ appeared, which was considered an unfair attack on
290: 181:'Animadversiones in novam Josephi Gorionidis editionem à Jo. Frid. Breithaupto publicatam,’ printed in vol. v. of Le Clerc's 'Bibliothèque Choisie.' He also contributed to vol. ii. of 148:
for 1727. For the benefit of those who were unable to read his Latin translation of Abū Al-Fidā's 'Mahomet,’ he compiled a 'Life' in French, which was published in two volumes by
65:. Gagnier subsequently settled at Oxford, and taught Hebrew. In 1717 he was appointed by the vice-chancellor to read the Arabic lecture at Oxford in the absence of the professor, 101:
translation and notes. In 1707 he published at the Hague 'L'Église Romaine convaincue de dépravation, d'idolatrie, et d'antichristianisme.' In 1710, at the insistence of Sharp,
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at Amsterdam in 1732. A later edition in three volumes appeared at Amsterdam in 1748; and a German translation in two volumes at was published at
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in 1802–4. He had previously made an anonymous continuation to Count H. de Boulainvilliers's 'La Vie de Mahomed,’ London, 1730.
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regular of the Abbey of St. Genevieve. Finding the life irksome, he retired to England, and ultimately became an
185:'s edition of 'St. Hippolytus' (1716), 'Fragmenta ex catena in Pentateuchum,’ &c., with a Latin translation. 280: 201:. 'Instructions sur les Nicodémites,’ attributed to Gagnier, was shown by Barbier to have been written by 216: 117:
relating to the Clementine constitutions, on which Sharp had engaged Grabe to write a treatise against
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Gagnier died on 2 March 1740. He left a son, John, born in 1721, who died on 27 January 1796, aged 75.
163:'Lettre sur les Médailles Samaritaines,’ printed in 'Nouvelles de la République des Lettres,’ in the 149: 175:'Carolina. Ecloga in diem natalem Willielminæ Carolinæ, serenissimæ Principis Walliæ,’ London, 1719. 135:'s 'Life of Mahomet,’ in Arabic, with a Latin translation and notes, dedicated to an early patron, 169:, 1705, and a Latin version in vol. xxviii. of Ugolinus's 'Thesaurus Antiquitatum' (p. 1283). 35: 165: 275: 270: 8: 144: 31: 136: 110: 94: 215: 132: 129: 125: 114: 182: 118: 22:(1670?–1740) was a French orientalist, resident for much of his life in England. 47: 264: 242: 190: 66: 102: 198: 153: 241: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 51: 89:
In 1706 he was enabled through Lloyd's liberality to publish in
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In 1703 he was created M.A. at Cambridge by royal mandate.
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Lord Almoner's Professors of Arabic (University of Oxford)
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Gagnier was born in Paris about 1670, and educated at the
97:'s 'History of the Jews,’ in the original Hebrew, with a 262: 38:'s 'Polyglott Bible'. This led him to master 73:at Oxford was conferred on Gagnier in 1724. 34:. His tutor, Le Bossu, showed him a copy of 257:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 226:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 193:he translated from Arabic the treatise of 113:in studying the Arabic manuscripts in the 128:, then an aged man. In 1723 he issued in 263: 71:Lord Almoner's Professorship of Arabic 296:18th-century English Anglican priests 46:. After taking orders he was made a 159:Gagnier's other publications were: 13: 14: 312: 254:Dictionary of National Biography 236: 223:Dictionary of National Biography 84: 1: 301:French expatriates in England 208: 93:an edition of the fictitious 25: 7: 10: 317: 286:University of Paris alumni 76: 217:"Gagnier, John"  189:At the invitation of 281:French orientalists 145:Journal des Savants 166:Journal de Trévoux 32:College of Navarre 16:French orientalist 137:Lord Macclesfield 111:John Ernest Grabe 95:Joseph ben Gorion 308: 258: 240: 239: 227: 219: 126:Abraham Trommius 115:Bodleian Library 316: 315: 311: 310: 309: 307: 306: 305: 261: 260: 246: 237: 214: 211: 183:J. A. Fabricius 119:William Whiston 87: 79: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 314: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 278: 273: 234: 233: 229: 228: 210: 207: 187: 186: 179: 176: 173: 170: 109:, he assisted 86: 83: 78: 75: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 313: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 268: 266: 259: 256: 255: 250: 249:Gagnier, John 244: 243:public domain 231: 230: 225: 224: 218: 213: 212: 206: 204: 203:Jean Graverol 200: 196: 192: 184: 180: 177: 174: 171: 168: 167: 162: 161: 160: 157: 155: 151: 150:Jean Le Clerc 147: 146: 140: 138: 134: 131: 127: 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 82: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 59:William Lloyd 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 23: 21: 252: 235: 221: 191:Richard Mead 188: 164: 158: 143: 141: 123: 88: 85:Bibliography 80: 56: 36:Brian Walton 29: 20:John Gagnier 19: 18: 276:1740 deaths 271:1670 births 232:Attribution 133:Abū Al-Fidā 67:John Wallis 54:clergyman. 265:Categories 209:References 103:archbishop 199:small-pox 26:Biography 52:Anglican 245::  195:Rhazes 154:Köthen 91:quarto 69:. The 63:Oxford 44:Arabic 40:Hebrew 130:folio 99:Latin 77:Death 48:canon 107:York 42:and 251:". 197:on 105:of 267:: 220:. 205:. 139:. 121:. 247:"

Index

College of Navarre
Brian Walton
Hebrew
Arabic
canon
Anglican
William Lloyd
Oxford
John Wallis
Lord Almoner's Professorship of Arabic
quarto
Joseph ben Gorion
Latin
archbishop
York
John Ernest Grabe
Bodleian Library
William Whiston
Abraham Trommius
folio
Abū Al-Fidā
Lord Macclesfield
Journal des Savants
Jean Le Clerc
Köthen
Journal de Trévoux
J. A. Fabricius
Richard Mead
Rhazes
small-pox

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