An Account of the Author, extracted from La France Literaire, 2 Tom. 1769, 12mo. [Tom. I. pag. 326.]
Paul Henry Mallet
is a native of Geneva: He was sometime Royal Professor of Belles Lettres at Copenhagen, and one of the Preceptors of the Prince of Denmark, now King Christian VII. He is a member of the Academies at Upsal and Lyons; and a correspondent of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres in France. His works are,
- Histoire de Dannemarck, &c. (i. e. The History of Denmark) 1755. 3 vol. 4to. or 1763. 6 vol. 12mo.
- Forme du Gouvernement de Swede. (i. e. The Form of Government of Sweden.) 1756.
- Abregé de l'Histoire de Dannemarck. (i. e. An Abridgment of the History of Denmark.) 1760. 8vo.
- Histoire de Hesse. (i. e. The History of Hesse.) 1766. 8vo.