Frédéric Monod (17 May 1794, in
Monnaz
Monnaz was a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.
The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens. - 30 December 1863, in Paris) was a French
Protestant
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pastor. He was the older brother of minister
Adolphe Monod
Adolphe-Louis-Frédéric-Théodore Monod (21 January 1802 – 6 April 1856) was a French Protestant pastor and theologian. His elder brother was Frédéric Monod.
Biography
Monod was born in Copenhagen, where his father, Jean Monod (1765–1836 ...
. He was born citizen of the
Republic of Geneva
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, and obtained the French nationality by naturalization in 1820.
He studied theology in
Geneva
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, receiving his
consecration
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in 1818. As a student, he was greatly influenced by the Scottish minister
Robert Haldane
Robert Haldane (28 February 1764 – 12 December 1842) was a religious writer and Scottish theologian. Author of ''Commentaire sur l'Épître aux Romains, On the Inspiration of Scripture'' and ''Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans.''
Early ...
. From 1820 to 1849 he was a Reformed Church pastor in Paris. In 1849, along with
Agénor de Gasparin
Agénor Étienne, comte de Gasparin (12 July 1810 – 4 May 1871) was a French statesman and author. He was also an early psychical researcher known for conducting experiments into table-tipping.
Biography
He was born at Orange, Vaucluse, the ...
, he founded the Union of the Evangelical Free Churches of France.
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From 1824 up until his death in 1863, he was principal editor of the ''Archives du Christianisme''.[
His son, Théodore, (1836–1921) followed in his footsteps.]
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1794 births
1863 deaths
People from Morges District
Theologians from the Republic of Geneva
French Protestants
French Calvinist and Reformed ministers
Naturalized citizens of France