▁ 1 7 2 7 ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁française . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁rich ▁Bou h ier ▁family ▁( his ▁brother ▁Claude ▁Bou h ier ▁de ▁L anten ay ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁bishop ▁of ▁D ij on ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 4 ), ▁Jean ▁Bou h ier ▁had ▁a ▁vast ▁network ▁of ▁correspond ents ▁right ▁across ▁Europe . ▁The ▁El tons ▁write ▁of ▁him : ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ren owned ▁as ▁much ▁for ▁his ▁er ud ition ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁splendid ▁library ▁he ▁had ▁inherited ▁from ▁his ▁ancest ors , ▁which ▁he ▁expanded ▁and ▁put ▁at ▁the ▁dispos al ▁of ▁the ▁po ets ▁and ▁writers ▁he ▁wel com ed ▁to ▁his ▁h ôtel ▁on ▁rue ▁Va ub an ▁in ▁D ij on . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁the ▁library ▁held ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁works ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁manuscript s , ▁but ▁all ▁his ▁collections ▁were ▁dispers ed ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁were ▁mostly ▁sold ▁to ▁Cla ir v aux ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁Works ▁Besides ▁his ▁treat ise ▁on ▁Burg und ian ▁custom s ▁( cons ider ed ▁his ▁master pie ce ), ▁Jean ▁Bou h ier ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁works ▁on ▁juris pr ud ence ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁ ▁dis sert ations . ▁He ▁also ▁translated ▁Latin ▁classical ▁texts , ▁some ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁abb é ▁d ’ O liv et , ▁though ▁Bou h ier ' s ▁transl ations ▁were ▁more ▁appreciated