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Antoine Furetière

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French writer and scholar (1619-1688)

FranceWritersLived 1619 to 1688 · aged 68
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Antoine Furetière was a French scholar, writer, and lexicographer, known best for his satirical novel Le Roman bourgeois, and also his famous Dictionnaire universel. The Académie Française charged him with lexicographic plagiarism and ousted him for seeking to publish his own French language dictionary.

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France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1619 to 1688 · aged 68
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20 languages

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