LAMY, or LAMI, (Bernard), was born at Mons in 1640, and studied there under the fathers of the oratory; with whose way of life he was so pleased, that he went to Paris in 1658, and entered into the institution. He had a great taste for the sciences, and studied them all; he entered into the priesthood in 1667, and taught philosophy at Saumur and Angiers; which latter place he was obliged to quit by an order procured from court for adopting the new philosophy instead of that of Aristotle. In 1676 he went to Grenoble, where cardinal Camus was then bishop; who conceived such an esteem for him, that he retained him near his person, and derived considerable services from him in the government of his diocese. After continuing many years there, he went to reside at Rouen, where he died in 1715. He wrote several scientific works, besides others in divinity.