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{{Short description|French scholar}}
'''Carlos Sommervogel''' ([[8 January]] [[1834]] - [[4 March]] [[1902]]) was a [[France|French]] [[Jesuit]] scholar. He was author of the monumental ''Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus'', which served as one of the major references for the editors of the [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]. ▼
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▲'''Carlos Sommervogel''' (
==Life==
Born in [[Strasbourg]], Sommervogel, was the fourth son of Marie-Maximillian-Joseph Sommervogel and Hortense Blanchard. After studying at the [[lycée]] of [[Strasbourg]], he entered the Jesuit [[novitiate]] at [[Issenheim]], [[Alsace]],
In 1856, he was appointed assistant prefect of discipline and sub-librarian in the
Four years later,
He then studied theology at [[Amiens]], where he was ordained in September, [[1866]]. From [[1867]] until [[1879]] he was one of the staff on the Jesuit publication ''[[Études]]'', being managing editor from [[1871]] to [[1879]]. During the [[Franco-Prussian war]] he served as [[chaplain]] in [[Faidherbe]]'s army, and was decorated in 1871 with a bronze medal for his self-sacrifice.▼
▲He then studied theology at [[Amiens]], where he was ordained in September
Fr. de Backer in the revised edition of his ''Bibliothèque'' (1869-76) gave Sommervogel's name as co-author, due to the latter's significant contributions.▼
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From 1880 to 1882 Sommervogel was assistant to his [[father-provincial]]. ▼
Before 1882 he had never had any special opportunity of pursuing his study; all his bibliographical work had been done in his spare moments. In [[1884]] he published his ''Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes et pseudonymes publiés par des religieux de la Compagnie de Jésus''. In 1885 he was appointed successor to the de Backers and went to [[Leuven|Louvain]]. He determined to recast and enlarge their work and after five years issued the first volume of the first part ([[Brussels]] and Paris, 1890); by 1900 the ninth volume had appeared; the tenth, an index of the first nine, which comprised the bibliographic part of the ''Bibliothèque'' was unfinished at the time of his death but was later completed by Fr. Brucker, from which these details were drawn. ▼
Sommervogel had intended to compile a second, or historical part of his work, which was to be a revision of [[Auguste Carayon]]'s ''Bibliographie historique''. He was a man of exemplary virtue, giving freely to all the fruit of his devoted labours, and content to live for years a busy obscure life to which duty called him, until his superiors directed him to devote himself to his favorite study during the last fifteen years of his life. He re-edited a number of works by old writers of the Society of Jesus and, in addition to his articles in the ''Études'', wrote ''Table methodique des Mémoires de Trévoux'' (3 vols., 1885); ''Moniteur bibliographique de la Compagnie de Jésus'' (1894-1901).▼
Sommervogel died in Paris in 1902.
== Works ==
▲Before 1882 he had never had any special opportunity of pursuing his study; all his bibliographical work had been done in his spare moments. In
▲Sommervogel had intended to compile a second, or historical, part of his work, which was to be a revision of [[Auguste Carayon]]'s ''Bibliographie historique''. He was a man of exemplary virtue, giving freely to all the fruit of his devoted labours, and content to live for years a busy obscure life to which duty called him, until his superiors directed him to devote himself to his favorite study during the last fifteen years of his life. He re-edited a number of works by old writers of the Society of Jesus and, in addition to his articles in the ''Études'', wrote ''Table methodique des Mémoires de Trévoux'' (3 vols., 1885)
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://gallica.bnf.fr/Search?ArianeWireIndex=index&p=1&lang=en&q=%22Sommervogel,+Carlos%22 Carlos Sommervogel - Augustin de Backer: Bibliothèque des écrivains de la Compagnie de Jésus] Liège 1869-1876
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