Daniel Chamier (1564–1621) was a

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minister in

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, founder of the Academy of Montpellier and author.

Life and work

Chamier was born at the castle of Le Mont, near Mocas and west of

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. His father was from Avignon and a Protestant convert, a pastor at

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. Daniel studied at the now defunct University of Orange (1365-1793) and at

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under

Theodore Beza Theodore Beza ( la, Theodorus Beza; french: Théodore de Bèze or ''de Besze''; June 24, 1519 – October 13, 1605) was a French Calvinist Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Protestant Reformation ...

and Antoine de la Faye (1540–1615), in the period 1583 to 1589. He was ordained minister at Montpellier, and about 1595 succeeded his father at Montélimar.''Schaff-Herzog'' article
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in 1596. He was involved in drafting the

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, and brought the Edict to the Synod of Montpellier in 1598. In 1601 and 1602 he took part in discussions at Montpellier with the

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and Gaultier. In 1603 he presided over the National Synod at Gap, France, where an article was added to the Reformed Confession of faith declaring the

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to be the

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. In 1607

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granted him permission as representative of the Church of

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to establish an academy at Montpellier, and he became professor there. Chamier returned, however, after a short time to Montélimar. In 1612 he became pastor and professor at Montauban. When

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besieged the city in 1621, Chamier sent his students to the walls, and was mortally wounded during the defense.

Family

He was married, his wife's name being Portal. They had a son, Adrien, and three daughters. English actor

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is among his descendants (link partially broken by John Ezechiel Chamier who was born under surname Deschamps but requested to be changed by his uncle Anthony Chamier and ended with Georgette Grace Chamier who married John Charin Wroughton and only Chamier sibling with children)., as well as

Anthony Chamier Anthony Chamier (6 October 1725 – 12 October 1780) was an English official, financier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1778 to 1780. He was known also as friend of Samuel Johnson. Life From a Huguenot background, Chamie ...

, George Chamier,

Frederick Chamier Frederick Chamier (2 November 1796 – 29 October 1870) was an English novelist, autobiographer and naval captain born in London. He was the author of several nautical novels that remained popular through the 19th century. Life Chamier was the s ...

, Edward Chamier and

John Adrian Chamier Air Commodore Sir John Adrian Chamier, (26 December 1883 – 3 May 1974) was a British officer of the Royal Air Force. Chamier is known as "The Founding Father of the ATC" for his role in the foundation of the Air Training Corps. Milita ...

Works

He was a supralapsarian but differed from John Calvin concerning

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and

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s. He wrote: * ''Dispute de la vocation des ministres de l'Église reformée'' (La Rochelle, 1589); * ''Epistolæ jesuiticæ'' (Geneva, 1599); * ''La confusion des disputes papistes'' (1600); * ''Disputatio scholastico-theologica de œcumenico pontifice'' (1601); * ''Panstratia Catholica, seu Corpus Controversiarum adversus Pontificios'' (Geneva, 1606); * ''La Honte de Babylone'' (Sédan, 1612); * ''La Jésuitomanie'' (Montauban, 1618); * ''Corpus Theologicum, seu Loci Communes Theologici'' (Geneva, 1653); * ''Journal du voyage de M. D. Chamier à Paris et à la cour de Henri IV. en 1607'' (ed. C. Read, Paris, 1858).

Karl Rudolf Hagenbach Karl Rudolf Hagenbach (March 4, 1801 – June 7, 1874) was a Switzerland, Swiss church theologian and historian. He was particularly interested in the Protestant Reformation and its figures. Life Hagenbach was born at Basel, where his father was ...

, ''A Text-book of the History of Doctrines'' vol. 2 (English translation, 1867), p. 171
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Notes

External links

''Journal du voyage de M. D. Chamier'' at archive.org
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