Angnstin Calmet, a French scholar and Benedictine of the congregation of St. Vannes, born Feb. 26, 1672, died in Paris, in October, 1757. He began to study theology in the priory of Breuil, but learned Hebrew under Faber, a Lutheran divine. In 1698 he was appointed to instruct the younger monks of Moyen-Moutier in theology; in 1704 he became director of the abbey of Minister in Alsace, where he expounded the Scriptures; and he passed thence to the abbey of St. Leopold, near Nancy, in 1718, and to that of Senones in 1728. He was actively engaged in his duties till his death, honored by all for his piety and simplicity, and held in regard even by Voltaire. He devoted himself laboriously to archaeological, historical, and theological studies, and left many learned works, among which are the Dictionnaire his-torique et critique de la Bible (4 vols, fol., Paris, 1722-8), frequently republished in various languages, with additions (English by Robinson, Boston, 1832); and Commentaire litteral sur tous les livres de VAncien et du Nouveau Testament (reprinted, Paris, 1713, 26 vols. 4to).