Guillaume Vandive

Guillaume Vandive
Born22 November 1680
Died1706
NationalityaltKingdom of France
Occupation(s)Printer, publisher
SpouseÉléonore Le Prieur
Parent(s)Philippe Van Dievoet and Anne Martinot
FamilyVandive family
Typographical mark of Guillaume Vandive, 1704

Guillaume Vandive (/vɒ̃dɪv/, also Vandivout and Van Dievoet; /ˈdvʊt/) (22 november 1680 – 1706)[1] was a French printer and bookseller. He was a master tradesman under the patronage of the Dauphin of France.[1] Vandive's premises was on the rue Saint-Jacques, Paris. His trade mark was the "Crowned Dolphin". Vandive published books in French and Latin on the topics of Jansenist theology, trade and travel. After his death at age 26, Vandive's business was continued by Nicolas Simart who married Vandive's widow.[1] Family discord and legal actions ensued.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Vandive.
  2. ^ le procureur Baron, Mémoire pour Nicolas Simart, marchand libraire à Paris, et damoiselle Éléonore Prieur, son épouse, tuteurs conjointement de damoiselle Charlotte-Eléonore Vandive, fille mineure de ladite damoiselle Prieur, et de deffunt Guillaume Vandive, aussi marchand libraire, intimez et appellans, contre Philippes Vandive, marchand orphèvre à Paris, appelant, et encore contre Balthazard-Philippes Vandive, intervenant et intimé, Paris, 1727 (Bibliothèque Nationale, FOL-FM-18408).