PRESSENSE, Edmond Dehault de, Ed meth de-olt de pra-sofi-si, French Protestant theologian: b. Paris, 3 June 1824; d. there, 8 April 1891. He studied theology under Vinet, Tholuck and Neander and in 1847 was appointed pastor of the independent Chapelle Taitbout in Paris. Throughout his whole career he was an eloquent opponent of the connection of church and state and an able supporter of evangelical Christianity. He also took part in politics, in 1871 was elected to the National Assembly by the department of the Seine, and thenceforward constantly sought to consolidate the republic on a thoroughly liberal basis. He was elected a life senator in 1883. He founded the Revue Chretienne in 1854 and conducted it till his death. In spite of his many activities•he found time for the publication of a large number of works: Catholicisme en France) (Paris 1851) ; 'Histoire des trois premiers slides de l'Eglise Chretienne' (6 vols., Paris 1858-77; new ed., 3 vols., Paris 1888-89) ; translated by Harwood-Holmden, A., as 'The Early Years of (2 vols., London 1877-78) ; 'L'Ecole Critique et (Paris 1863) ; translated by L. Corkran as 'The Criti cal School and Jesus Christ) (London 1865) ; et la Revolution Francais& (Paris 1864) •, translated by J. Stroyan as 'The Church and the French (London 1869) ; and by J. P. Lacroix as (Religion and the Reign of Terror) (New York 1869) ; 'Le pays de l'evangile) (Paris 1864) ; translated as 'The Land of the Gospel) (London 1865) ; Jesus Christ, son temps, sa vie, son ceuvre) (Paris 1865) ; translated by Harwood-Holmden, A.,
as 'Jesus Christ : His Times, Life and Work) (London 1866) ; 'Etudes (Paris 1867) ; 'Rome and Italy at the Opening of the (Ecumenical Council) (translated by George Prentice, New York 1870) ; concile du Vatican, son histoire et ses consequences politiques et religieuses) (Paris 1872) ; liberte religieuse en Europe depuis 1870) (Paris 1874) ; 'Etudes contemporaines> (Paris 1880) ; translated by Harwood-Holmden, A., as Portraits) (London 1879); 'Les Origines> (Paris 1:•:3) ; translated by Har wood-Holmden, A., as 'A Study of (London 1883) ; 'Varietes morales et poli tiques) (Paris 1885) ; 'Les Englises Libres de France et la reforme francaise du XVIe siecle) (Paris 1887) ; Vinet, d'apres Sa Correspondance inedite) (Paris 1890). Of his sermons quite a number have also been pub lished, the most important of which are 'Le Redempteur, etc.' (Paris 1854) ; translated as 'The Redeemer) (Edinburgh 1864) ; 'Discours religieux' (Paris 1859) ; 'The Mystery of Suf fering and other Discourses) (translated by A. Harwood-Holmden, London 1868) ; 'Le de voir> (Paris 1875). Consult Loyson, H., 'Ed mond de Pressense) (Paris 1891) ; Roussel, Th., 'Notice sur la vie et les CEuvres de Pressense' (Paris 1894) ; Thieme, H. P., 'Guide Bibli ographique de la Litterature (pp. 324-325, Paris 1907).