Abraham Ruchat (27 February 1680, inVevey – 29 September 1750, inLausanne) was a Swiss Protestanttheologian and historian.
He studied theology at theAcademy of Lausanne, receiving his ordination in 1702. Later on, he served as a minister in the communities ofAubonne (1709–16) andRolle (1716–21). In 1721 he was appointed professor of rhetoric at the academy, where from 1733 up until his death, he taught classes in theology. In 1736–39 he served asschool rector.[1]
In 1727–28 he published several volumes on theSwiss Reformation, titledHistoire de la Réformation de la Suisse — in 1835–38 the work was published in its entirety byLouis Vulliemin (7 volumes).[1] It was later translated into English and published with the titleHistory of the Reformation in Switzerland (1845). In 1714, under the pseudonym "Gottlieb Kypseler", he published a guide for foreigners,Les Délices de la Suisse ("The Delights of Switzerland"; 4 volumes).[2] Another noted work by Ruchat wasAbrégé de l'histoire ecclésiastique du Pays de Vaud ("Abstract on the ecclesiastical history ofVaud"; 1707).[3]
WithLouis Bourguet,Charles Guillaume Loys de Bochat andGabriel Cramer, he was editor of the journalBibliothèque italique, ou, Histoire littéraire de l'Italie.[4]
