Adolphe monod biography of william

A short biography

Adolphe Monod was born on January 21, in Copenhagen where his father, Jean Monod () was pastor of the French-speaking Reformed Church. His mother, Louise-Philippine de Coninck () was the daughter of a rich businessman. Adolphe was their sixth child after Frédéric (), Henri (), Adèle (), Edouard () and Guillaume (“Billy”, ). There were four more sons and three more daughters: Gustave (), Waldemar (), Marie (), Edmond (), Horace (), Elisa () and Betsy (). As Edmond died a few weeks after his birth, the brothers and sisters formed a band of “Twelve” comprising eight boys and four girls.

The family moved to Paris in , after Adolphe’s grandfather had lost all his possessions. Jean Monod had accepted a calling to become pastor of the Reformed Church in the capital of France.

There the children received an excellent education, in particular by the German pastor Küster.

In , Adolphe and Billy began their