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Louis Moréri (March 25, 1643 - July 10, 1680) was a French encyclopaedist.
His encyclopaedia, Le grand Dictionaire historique, ou le mélange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane (The Great Historical Dictionary, or Anthology of Sacred and Secular History) was first published in Lyon in 1671. The encyclopaedia focused particularly on historical and biographical articles. Moréri dedicated his encyclopaedia to Gaillard de Longjumeau, the Bishop of Apt, to whom he had been appointed chaplain. Moréri's work was modified a number of times by others after his death and was translated into English, German, Italian and Spanish. A total of 20 editions were published between 1671 and 1759.
Born in Bargemon, diocese of Fréjus, Moréri studied humanities in Draguignan and later rhetoric at the Jesuit College of Aix. He then studied theology and became an ordained a priest in Lyon. He died in Paris.de:Louis Moréri fr:Louis Moréri