(François), called in Latin Sanctius, was of Las Brocas in Spain, and has been dignified by his own countrymen with the pompous titles of l'Père de la Langue Latine, et le Docteur de tous les Gens-de-lettres. He wrote, 1. An excellent treatise intitled Minerva, or de Graeco Latinae Linguae Latine, which was published at Amsterdam in 1714, in 8vo. The authors of the Portraal Biografie de la Langue Latine have been much indebted to this work. 2. The Art of Speaking, and the Method of translating Authors. 3. Several other learned pieces on grammar. He died in the year 1600, in his 77th year.

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We must be careful to distinguish him from another Sanchoniatho, François Sanchez, who died at Toulouse in 1632. This last was a Portuguese physician who settled at Toulouse, and, though a Christian, was born of Jewish parents. It is said to have been a man of genius and a philosopher. His works have been collected under the title of Opera Medica. His juncti sunt tractatus quidam philosophici non insubiles. They were printed at Toulouse in 1636.