Jean-Antoine of the Hoop

See also: Of the Hoop

Jean-Antoine of the Hoop , or Father of the Hoop , Jesuit French, born with Paris in 1670, died in 1730.

He taught in several colleges of his kind, composed several parts, Latin and French, which were played in these colleges, was produced at the court, became tutor of the Prince de Conti, and perishes accidentally, killed by its pupil who involuntarily struck it by handling a rifle.

One has of him:

of the Latin poetries, published in 1705, under the title of Carmina varied , and among which one notices the drama of the Prodigal son
of French poetries (fables, tales, epistles, epigrams), whose best editions are for the Dictionnaire Bouillet those of 1785 and 1805;
of the small French comedies, among which one quotes:

Gregoire or Inconveniences of the size ;
Éiopeau College ;
the Demolished of Solécisme , and whose collection was published in 1803;

a History of Thamas Kouli-khan , 1728 and 1742;
the Conspiracy of Riensi , left imperfect, and completed by the Father Brumoy, 1733.

Antoine Péricaud gave in 1828 an edition of the Œuvres of Hoop (theater and poetries), 2 vol. in-8.

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