, ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁transl ator ▁and ▁bi ograph er ▁of ▁Pierre ▁Bay le . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P ail hat , ▁Au ver g ne , ▁France . ▁His ▁father , ▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁reform ed ▁church , ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁France ▁on ▁the ▁rev ocation ▁of ▁the ▁Ed ict ▁of ▁N antes , ▁and ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁where ▁Pierre ▁was ▁educated . ▁Pierre ▁Bay le ▁gave ▁him ▁an ▁introduction ▁to ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury , ▁with ▁whom , ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁England , ▁where ▁he ▁engaged ▁in ▁literary ▁work . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁close ▁touch ▁with ▁the ▁religious ▁refuge es ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Holland , ▁and ▁through ▁his ▁invol vement ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁H ug uen ot ▁information ▁centre ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁m ason ic ▁Rain bow ▁C off ee ▁House ▁he ▁was ▁constantly ▁in ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁the ▁leading ▁contin ental ▁sav ants ▁and ▁writers , ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁employ ing ▁him ▁to ▁conduct ▁such ▁business ▁as ▁they ▁might ▁have ▁in ▁England . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁colle ague ▁of ▁Anthony ▁Collins ▁and ▁edited ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁John ▁Lock e ▁( 1 7 2 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁transl ator ▁and ▁bi ograph er ▁of ▁Pierre ▁Bay le . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁key