GLAIRÉ, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - French Orientalist, b. at Bordeaux on 1 April 1798, d. at Issy (Seine) on 25 February 1879. In Paris G. studied theology at St. Sulpice and the Oriental languages at the University under De Sacy. Ordained a priest in 1822, G. began teaching Hebrew at the Seminary of St. Sulpice. In 1831 he moved to the Sorbonne, where he held the teaching post until 1851.
He composed grammatical and exegetical works. The work that won the greatest approval was La Ste Bible selon la Vulgate (4 vols., Paris 1871-73); in 1889-90 F. Vigouroux edited the 3rd ed. of it. Also very widespread was the Introduction historique et critique aux livres de l'Ancien et du Nouveau Testament (6 vols., Paris 1836; Italian trans. Naples 1843-47), of which an Abrégé appeared in 1846 (2 vols., Paris). Other works were: La Ste Bible en latin et en français (3 vols., ibid. 1834); Toroth Mosché, Le Pentateuque avec traduction et notes (2 vols., ibid. 1835-37); Les livres saints vengés (2 vols., ibid. 1845); Archeologia biblica (Italian trans. by G. E. Richetti, 2 vols., Turin 1850); Lexicon manuale Hebraicum et Chaldaicum (Paris 1850); Principes de grammaire hébraïque et chaldaïque (ibid. 1852); Principes de grammaire arabe (ibid. 1861); Manuel de l'hébraïant (ibid. 1850). Together with Th. Walsh he directed the Encyclopédie catholique (20 vols., 1838 ff.).
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