Early Years
He was born at Dieppe. His early education took place at the Oratorian college there, and a bursary enabled him to study theology at Paris, where he showed an interest in Hebrew and other Oriental languages. He entered the Oratorians as novice in 1662. At the end of his course he was sent to teach philosophy at the College of Juilly. But he was soon recalled to Paris, and employed in the preparing a catalogue of the Oriental books in the library of the Oratory.
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