| Surname | Polier (de Bottens) | |
| First Name | Jean-Antoine-Noé | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Lausanne | |
| Place of death | Lausanne | |
| Year of birth | 1713 | |
| Year of death | 1783 | |
| Profession | Pastor | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Morges (VD), Lausanne, Stettlen (BE) | |
| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Jean-Jacques, Lord of Bottens, and Salomé Jeanne Elisabeth Quisard. In 1744 he married Elisabeth-Antoinette-Suzanne Lagier de Pluviannes. They had 4 children: Jeanne Isabelle Pauline (1751); Godefroy Charles Etienne (1753); Henri Etienne Georges (1754) and Jean François (1759). In 1779, after the death of his first wife, he married Angélique de la Fléchère. He studied theology at the academy of Lausanne and Leyde. In 1743, he was elected pastor at Lausanne. He became president of the French Seminar in 1759 and dean of the class in 1766. He helped Voltaire to write some articles for the Diderot's Encyclopedia and wrote himself some articles ("Liturgy", "Magician", "Magic", "Manes" et "Messie"). These articles were not signed. Between 1764 and 1766, he published a vast compilation of religious works written by his uncle titled La Sainte Écriture de l'Ancien Testament. | |
| Title | Quelques particularitès de la vie de moi N. Ant. Noé De Polier Seigneur de Bottens, ministre du St-Evang. 1er pasteur des Eglises de Lausanne, ancien Doyen de la ven. Classe de Lausanne et de Vevay membre de Plusieurs accademies Etrangeres &c Né le 27e xbre 1713. baptisé en Janvier 1714. | |
| Genre / Art |
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| Period writen | between 1779 and 1783 | |
| Period covered | 1713 - before 1744 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | Notebook with a cardboard cover, 19 x 24.6 cm, 48 pages |
| Content | The diarist writes to his children; especially his sons. He talks about his birth and upbringing. He also speaks about a serious illness he endured for more than two years when he was young and how much he suffered during that time. He writes about his studies to become a pastor and the years he spent at Stettlen. Finally, he recounts "some small adventures": incredible adventures with women; a ball missed because of imprisonment; and a sled race. The diary ends with this last event. |
| Place of deposit | ACV |
| Classification | P René Monod 371 |
| Document | |
| Transcription | |
| Restrictions | nécessaire |
| Edition(s) |
Forel, F.-A. , éd., "Les souvenirs de jeunesse d'Antoine de Polier", Revue historique vaudoise, 1911, p. 117-128. Partie 2, p. 142-148. Partie 3, p. 171-181. Partie 4, p. 237-149. |
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| Other sources |
ACV, inventory P René Monod 368-373 : literary and personal papers |
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| Author | SMP |
