| Surname | Pichard | |
| First Name | François | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Yverdon (VD) | |
| Place of death | Lausanne | |
| Year of birth | 1753 | |
| Year of death | 1809 | |
| Profession | pastor, professor of theology | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Lausanne | |
| Century | 18/19 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Gabriel, a pastor and Marie Courlat, he married in 1786, Louise Pidoux. He studied theology in Lausanne and Geneva. Consecrated pastor in 1777, he worked in Aubonne (1781-1783), the Croisettes (1783-1788) and Lausanne (1788-1800). He was chairman of the council of education of the canton of Léman (1798-1800), then of the academic council. He was also a member of the direction of the school of charity. Since 1800, he held the chair of theoretical theology at the Academy of Lausanne (he was rector in 1806 and 1809). | |
| Title | 1st notebook : Journal comencé le 10e Janv. 1798 jusqu'au 6 fév. inclusivement. (Each notebook has a title with the start and end dates). | |
| Genre / Art |
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| Period writen | 10 January 1798 - 11 August 1800 | |
| Period covered | 10 January 1798 - 11 August 1800 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description |
11 notebooks in two volumes, 29.7 x 21 cm. The first volume contains books I to VII; book I, 57 p., book II, 65 p., book III, 81 p., book IV is missing, book V, 91 p., book VI, 88 p., book VII, 92 p. The second one contains books VIII to XII ; book VIII, 93 p., book IX, 93 p., book X, 93 p., book XI, 93 p., book XII, 71 p. |
| Content |
The first notebook starts with the news about the invasion of the french troops in the bernese territory. The writer wants to keep memory of the revolutionary events. He sometimes wrote some very detailed relations of the troubles, troops mouvements and of the discussions and decisions taken by the government about these events. From the 27th of March 1798, the writer wrote periodical reviews of several publications such as "Bulletin officiel", "le Nouvelliste vaudois" or "le Régénérateur". His diary records the main events related to the Vaudois Revolution and in particular the day of January 24, 1798. It evokes the capture of the castle of Lausanne and the notification to the bailiff of his hostage status. It also records the events taking place on the streets where bear effigies are burned. Eugène Mottaz, who edited this diary in 1891, restructured the facts described by François Pichard into two separate sections, one grouping Vaud events and the other, Swiss events.. |
| Place of deposit | BCUL |
| Classification | IS 1989/VII/6-7 |
| Document |
En ligne : vol. 1 En ligne : vol. 2 |
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| Edition(s) |
Journal du professeur Pichard sur la Révolution helvétique, publié et annoté par Eugène Mottaz, Lausanne ; H. Mignot, 1891, 328 p. |
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| Author | SMP |
