Claude Gros of Boze

Claude Gros of Boze (January 28th 1680 with Lyon - September 10th 1753 with Paris) is a scholar and numismatist French.

Biography

He makes his studies in Lyon and Paris, where he is established about 1700. Being acquired the support of Nicolas-Joseph Foucault, it becomes in 1705 boarder of the Académie of the inscriptions and the humanities, of which it is named perpetual secretary the following year. He is elected member of the French Academy in 1715, then becomes in 1719 guard of the Cabinet of the medals and ancient, station which he will occupy until his death. He develops with his pupil and assistant Jean-Jacques Barthélemy a method of classification of the medals and carries out a “inventory and verification of the medals, engraved stones and other ancient scarcities of the Cabinet of the roy” in 1723. He is elected member of the royal Académie of painting and sculpture in 1727. Claude Gros of Boze became member of Royal Society the April 6th 1749.

Principal publications

Médailles on the principal events of the reign of Louis Large the, with historical explanations by the royal Academy of the Medals and the Inscriptions (1702)
historical Traité on the jubilee of the Jews (1702)
Dissertation on the Janus of old and on some medals which have report/ratio (1705) there
Dissertation on the worship that the Old ones returned to the goddess Health (1705)
Explication of an ancient inscription found recently to Lyon, where particularitez them sacrifices are described that the Old ones appelloient “Taurobole S” (1705)
History of the royal Academy of the inscriptions and the humanities since its establishment until now (14 volumes) (1718-72)
Démétrius Soter, or the Re-establishment of the royal family on the throne of Syria (1746)

External bond

Biographical note of the French Academy

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