Charles-Jean-Melchior de Vogüé
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Charles-Jean-Melchior de Vogüé (1829–1916) was a French archeologist, diplomat, and member of the Académie française
in seat 18. He was the uncle of fellow academician Eugene Melchior de Vogüé
, who served concurrently for a few years in seat 39.
and at the École Polytechnique
. In 1849 was he attached to the French Embassy in St. Petersburg.
After his father's arrest during the French coup of 1851
de Vogüé gave up diplomacy to focus on archeology and history in Syria and Palestine. Named as a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
in 1868, he continued to publish scholarly journal articles on churches in the Holy Land, the Temple of Jerusalem, and Central Syria.
After the fall of the Second Empire, Adolphe Thiers
appointed him as Ambassador of France in Constantinople in 1871, then to Vienna in 1875.
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in seat 18. He was the uncle of fellow academician Eugene Melchior de Vogüé
Melchior de Vogüé
Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé was a French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic.-Biography:...
, who served concurrently for a few years in seat 39.
Biography
Born in Paris as the eldest son of Léonce de Vogüé, de Vogüé was schooled at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-CyrÉcole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr is the foremost French military academy. Its official name is . It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr . Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to vanquish" or "Training for victory"...
and at the École Polytechnique
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
. In 1849 was he attached to the French Embassy in St. Petersburg.
After his father's arrest during the French coup of 1851
French coup of 1851
The French coup d'état on 2 December 1851, staged by Prince Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte , ended in the successful dissolution of the French National Assembly, as well as the subsequent re-establishment of the French Empire the next year...
de Vogüé gave up diplomacy to focus on archeology and history in Syria and Palestine. Named as a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society devoted to the humanities, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France.-History:...
in 1868, he continued to publish scholarly journal articles on churches in the Holy Land, the Temple of Jerusalem, and Central Syria.
After the fall of the Second Empire, Adolphe Thiers
Adolphe Thiers
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers was a French politician and historian. was a prime minister under King Louis-Philippe of France. Following the overthrow of the Second Empire he again came to prominence as the French leader who suppressed the revolutionary Paris Commune of 1871...
appointed him as Ambassador of France in Constantinople in 1871, then to Vienna in 1875.