Quotes:Dulaure, Jacques-Antoine

Zirkoff, Boris

Dulaure, Jacques-Antoine. French archaeologist and historian: b. at Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne), 1755; d. at Paris, Aug. 9, 1835. Studied at the College of native city, then architecture and topography at the renowned School of Rondelet, at Paris, 1859. Issued many strongly worded pamphlets against nobility, kings and priests. A man of great activity, dynamic, fertile in research, strongly opposed to injustices and false doctrines of established social order, as witnessed by his earlier writings. Embraced with fervor the revolutionary cause and became a Jacobin, playing a considerable part in the Revolution. Persecuted and fled to Switzerland; returned after a time and was given post on Committee of Public Instruction. Became one of the founders of Académie Celtique which became the Société des antiquaires de France. Retired and devoted himself to writing. Works: Histoire civile, physique et morale de Paris. Paris, 1821, 10 vols. 8-vo; 3rd ed., 368 Paris, 1825. This work caused a furore of accusations, because it brought to light various injustices and wrongdoings.—*Des cultes qui ont précédé et amené l’idolâtrie et l’adoration des figures humaines. Paris, 1805. 8-vo.—Des divinités génératrices, etc., Paris, 1806. 8-vo. The last two works re-publ. as Histoire abrégée des différents cultes, 2nd ed., Paris, 1825. 2 vols. 8-vo.—Edited journal, Le thermomètre du jour, Aug. 11, 1791-Aug. 25, 1793.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 7, pp. 367-368