Jean Baudoin
French translator (1590-1650) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 60
Jean Baudoin (1590-1650), born in the Vivarais region, was a French translator, notable as the first French translator of Torquato Tasso's La Gerusalemme liberata and as an early member of the Académie française, to which he was elected before 13 March 1634.
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About this person
He died of hunger and cold in 1650, and was succeeded at the Académie by François Charpentier.
Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1590 to 1650 · aged 60
