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He was born at Béziers, of a distinguished Calvinist family. He studied law at Toulouse, and practised at the bar of Castres. Going to Paris with letters of introduction to Valentin Conrart, a fellow Calvinist, he was introduced to the members of the Académie française. Pellisson undertook to be their historian, and in 1653 published a Relation contenant l'histoire de l’académie francaise. He was rewarded with a promise of the next vacant place and permission to be present at their meetings.

In 1657 Pellisson became secretary to the minister of finance, Nicolas Fouquet, but when, in 1661Events January 6 The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. George Monck's regiment defeats them February 5 The Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty of China dies and is succeeded by his son the Kangxi Emperor. February 14 Ge, Fouquet was arrested, his secretary was imprisoned in the BastilleBastille is a French word meaning castle' or 'stronghold'. Used as a single word ("la Bastille" in French, "the Bastille" in English) it invariably refers to the former Bastille Saint-Antoine Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris. The storming of the Bas. Pellisson had the courage to stand by his fallen patron, in whose defence he issued his celebrated Mémoire in 1661, with the title Discours au roi, par un de ses idèles sujets sur le procès de M. de Fouquet, in which the facts in favour of Fouquet are marshalled with great skill. Another pamphlet, Seconde defense de M. Fouquet, followed.

Pellisson was released in 1666Events September 2 Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles II's baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. The fire burns for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral, but only 16 people, and sought the royal favour. He became official historianGenerally speaking, a historian is a person who studies history. This is harder than many think; the study of history requires careful attention to detail and neutrality. Historians can often have a profound impact upon the way people think. For example, to the kingHyacinthe Rigaud (1701 Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonne) ( 5 September 1638 1 September 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from 14 May 1643 until his death. He was a minor when he inherited the Crown; he did not actually assume personal control, and in that capacity wrote a fragmentary Histoire de Louis XIV, covering the years 1660 to 1670. In 1670 he was converted to CatholicismThis article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. See Catholicism (disambiguation) for alternative meanings Catholicism has two main ecclesiastical meanings, described in Webster's Dictionary as: a) "the whole orthodox Christian chu and obtained rich ecclesiastical preferment.

He was very intimate with Mlle de ScudéryMadeleine de Scudery ( November 15, 1607 June 2, 1701), often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudery was a French writer. She was the younger sister of author Georges de Scudery, but generally regarded as his superior in skill. Born at Le Havre, Normandy, in whose novels he figures as Herminius and Acante. He had many friends, and Bussy-RabutinRoger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy ( April 13, 1618 April 9, 1693), commonly known as Bussy-Rabutin was a French memoir-writer. Born at Epiry, near Autun, he represented a family of distinction in Burgundy, and his father, Leonor de Rabutin, was lieutenant's described him as "encore plus honnête homme que bel esprit."

See Sainte-Beuve, Causeries du lundi, vol. xiv.; and FL Marcon, Étude sur la vie et les wuvees de Pellisson (1859).

This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.