What is "barthelemy"

1. redirect Barthélemy

Barthélemy, ( fl. 1687), a young man from France, was part of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle's final expedition in 1687.

Barthélemy's rather dubious claim to a place in written history occurred after the murder of La Salle on the Trinity River in present-day Texas. La Salle's companion, Joutel, led a group who were returning to New France, Barthélemy being among them. He ended up at Henri Tonty's post at the mouth of the Arkansas River, later known as Arkansas Post. There he made any number of defamatory statements about La Salle which were recorded by the post commander, Jean Couture. At least one historian and author, Francis Parkman, dismissed these statements as a “ridiculous defamation".

Barthélemy, or Barthélémy is a name of several historical personages. It is equivalent to Bartholomew in French.

As a given name:

• Barthélemy (explorer), French youth who accompanied the explorer de La Salle in 1687
• Barthélémy Bisengimana, Congolese chief of staff to President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire
• Barthélemy Boganda (1910–1959), politician and advocate for the independence of Oubangui-Chari, which later became the Central African Republic
• Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville (1625–1695), French Orientalist
• Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819), French geologist and traveler
• Barthélemy Hauréau (Jean-Barthélémy) (1812–1896), French historian and writer
• Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin (1796–1864), French social reformer
• Barthélémy Thomas Strafforello (1764-1845), French politician.

As a surname or title:

• Anatole Jean-Baptiste Antoine de Barthélemy (1821–1904), French archaeologist and numismatist
• Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy (1796–1867), French satirical poet
• Emmanuel Barthélemy (1820-1855), French revolutionary and political exile
• François-Marie, marquis de Barthélemy (1747 or 50-1830), French politician
• Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (1716–1795), French writer and numismatist
• Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire (1805–1895), French philosopher and statesman
• René Barthélemy, (1889–1954), French engineer, co-inventor of television