CLEMENT, FRANCOIS (1714-1793), French historian, was born at Beze, near Dijon. He became a Benedictine and wrote vols. xi. and xii. of the Histoire litteraire de la France, and edited (with Dom Brial) vols. xii. and xiii. of the Recueil des his toriens des Gauls et de la France. The king appointed him to the committee for the publication of charters and other historical documents. Of his revision of the Art de verifier les dates (ed. 1750 by Dom Clemencet), 3 vols. with indexes appeared from 1783 to 1792. Clement died at Paris on March 29,