Pierre Daniel Huet
Pierre Daniel Huet | |
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| Bishop of Avranches | |
Engraved portrait of Pierre Daniel Huet by Gérard Edelinck after Nicolas de Largillière, 1686 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| In office | 1692-1699 |
| Predecessor | Fabio Brulart de Sillery |
| Successor | Roland-François de Kerhoën de Coëtanfao |
| Other post | Bishop of Soissons (1685-89) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 August 1692 by François de Harlay de Champvallon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1630 Caen, France |
| Died | 26 January 1721 (aged 90) Paris, France |
Pierre Daniel Huet (French: [y.ɛ]; Latin: Huetius; 8 February 1630 – 26 January 1721) was a French churchman and scholar, editor of the Delphin Classics, founder of the Académie de Physique in Caen (1662–1672) and Bishop of Soissons from 1685 to 1689 and afterwards of Avranches.