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Hugh Primas

Latin lyric poet · France · On the map · Writers · Lived 1095 to 1160 · aged 65

Hugh Primas of Orléans was a Latin lyric poet of the 12th century, a scholar from Orléans who was jokingly called Primas, "the Primate", by his friends at the University of Paris. He was probably born in the 1090s and may have died about 1160.

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Along with his younger contemporary known as the Archpoet, he marks the opening of a new period in Latin literature.

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1095 to 1160 · aged 65