a French theologian, was born in 1568. The faculty of theology made him doctor in 1598, and the same year he became professor of positive theology in the Sorbonne. He acquired a high reputation for profound learning and incorruptible independence of judgment. He died at Paris, July 21, 1625. His commentaries upon Thomas Aquinas, published under the title, Theologia Scolastica, Speculativa, Practica (Paris, 1627), were highly esteemed. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.