Jean Bouhier, French jurist and scholar (died 1746)

Jean Bouhier was a French magistrate, jurisconsultus, historian, translator, bibliophile and scholar. He served as the first président à mortier to the parlement de Bourgogne from 1704 to 1728, when he resigned to devote himself to his historic and literary work following his 1727 election to the Académie française.

March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 290 days remain until the end of the year.