Guillaume Monod Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 266

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 15 bound handwritten volumes: "Hectographies. Lettres et Explications sur les Ecritures" (1-13); "La lumière et l'obscurité" (14); "Le Messager Biblique" (15). Volume 15 includes later typewritten notes.

Dates

1845-1881

Language of Materials

French

Access

There are no special restrictions to access of this collection. It may be examined by library patrons under the normal rules and conditions of Special Collections.

Biographical Information

Guillaume Monod (1800-1896) was son of Swiss Reformed scholar Jean Monod (1765-1836). Guillaume claimed to be the new Messiah and to represent the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Also known as “Billy,” he was considered to be the most unconventional of the revivalist Monod family, which included his younger brother Adolphe, a seminary professor at Montauban, France. Guillaume and Charles Hodge roomed together in Berlin. The Monods were key figures in the 19th century Réveil or awakening in French-speaking Switzerland and France, along with Louis Gaussen and Merle D'Aubigne.