What is Henri Valois?
:''Henri Valois was also the name of [[Henry III of France]]'' '''Henri Valois''', sometimes called '''Henricus Valesianus''', was a [[medieval]] [[scholar]]. He was born in 1606 and died in 1676. His family belonged to [[nobility]], and was established in [[Bayeux]] and [[Lisieux]]. He studied with the [[Jesuit]]s in [[Verdun]], and later in [[Paris]]. He also studied [[law]] in [[Bourges]]. To make his father happy, he lived as a lawyer in Paris for 7 years, even though he preferred to study. Today, he is known for the church history of [[Eusebius]] which he translated in 1660, and other translations of classical texts and [[fragment]]s. Among these are the works of [[Constantine VII]], which he identified and translated, [[Ammianus Marcellinus]], and a history of [[Pope Constantine]]. He translated and published histories of [[Socrates of Constantinople]], [[Sozomen]], [[Athanasius of Alexandria]], as well texts of the [[First Council of Nicaea]],[[Theodoret]], [[Evagrius Scholasticus]], [[Philostorgius]], [[Theodorus Lector]]. He also published two texts from anonymous authors, known as [[Anonymus Valesianus]] today. His translations were later used for translations of these texts into [[French language|French]]. {{biography-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Valois, Henri}} [[Category:1606 births]] [[Category:1676 deaths]] [[Category:French scientists]] [[Category:French translators]]