Henry Justel ( 1620 - ? 1693 )

Birth: Paris, France (1620) Death: 24 September 1693 Burial: Eton, Berkshire Education: Oxford; DCL (by diploma 1675) Career: Secretary and Counsellor to Louis XIV; a Huguenot, he tried to promote a non-sectarian translation of the Bible into French; sent three rare manuscripts to Oxford University (1675); knowing that the Edict of Nantes would soon be revoked, he sold his considerable library and took refuge in England (1681); naturalised British (1687); Keeper of the King's Library to Charles II and James II Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/12/1681 Proposers: Sir Christopher Wren.