RENE AUBERT DE VERTOT D'AUBOEUF
\ɹɪnˈɛ ˈɔːbət də vˈɜːtɒt dˈɔːbə͡ʊˌʌf], \ɹɪnˈɛ ˈɔːbət də vˈɜːtɒt dˈɔːbəʊˌʌf], \ɹ_ɪ_n_ˈɛ ˈɔː_b_ə_t d_ə v_ˈɜː_t_ɒ_t d_ˈɔː_b_əʊ_ˌʌ_f]\
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A French priest and historian; born at Chateau Benetot (Eure), Nov. 25, 1655; died in Paris, June 15, 1735. He was historiographer of the Order of Malta. He published a "History of the Revolutions of Portugal" (1689); "History of the Revolutions of Sweden" (1696); "History of the Revolutions of the Roman Republic" (1719); "History of the Order of Malta" (1726); all more dramatic and fluent than reliable.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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