法兰西学院成立于17世纪上半期(1635年)。当时是法国古典主义鼎盛时期,法语逐渐成为欧洲上层社会的通用语言。学院创办者是法国国王路易十三的宰相利希留,意在选择每一代文学与思想界泰斗——后来接纳少数宗教、科学与军事方面的代表人物——共处一堂,俾以发扬光大法国语言和文化。由四十人组成的法兰西学院自此成为超越政治制度、超越时代局限的法国最高荣誉机构。被选入该院者成为 The French Academy was founded in the first half of the 17th century (1635). At the heyday of French classicalism, French gradually became the common language of the upper class in Europe. The founder of the college is the head of the French King Louis XIII, Louis XIII, intended to choose each generation of literature and ideological community - and later to accept the representatives of a small number of religious, scientific and military - to live together to carry forward the french language and culture. The 40-member French Academy has since become the highest honor institution in France beyond the political system and beyond the limitations of the times. Be elected to the hospital to become