BAR, FRANcOIS DE (1538-1606), French scholar, was born at Seizencourt, near St. Quentin, and became prior of the Benedictine abbey of Anchin, near Pecquencourt, and passed much of his time in the valuable library of the abbey, studying ecclesiastical history, especially that of Flanders. He also made a catalogue of the manuscripts at Anchin and annotated many of them. During the French Revolution his manuscripts passed to the library at Douai. Bar died at Anchin, March 25 1606.
See J. Lelong, Bibliotheque historique de la France (Paris, 1768-78) ; C. C. A. Dehaisnes, "Catalogue des manuscrits de Douai," in the Catalogue general des manuscrits des bibliotheques des departements, t. vi. (Paris, 1849-85).