Later Career and Legacy
In 1701 Mabillon was appointed by the king as one of the founding members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and in 1704 a supplement to De re diplomatica was published. In 1707 he died and was buried in the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in Paris.
According to a modern historian and critic, Mabillon was the "greatest historical scholar of his century."
The Mabillon station of the Paris Métro is named after him.
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