LISLE (Claudius de), a learned historiographer, born at Vancouleurs, in 1644. He studied among the Jesuits at Pontamousson; took his degrees in law, and afterwards applied himself intently to the study of history and geography; and to perfect himself in those sciences went to Paris, where the principal lords of the court became his scholars, and among the rest the duke of Orleans, afterwards regent of the kingdom. He wrote, 1. An historical account of the kingdom of Siam. 2. A genealogical and historical Atlas. 3. An abridgement of universal history. He died at Paris in 1720.