Germain Habert

Who was Germain Habert?

Germain Habert de Cérisy was a French churchman and poet. He was abbot of Saint-Vigor.

Germain Habert was born in Paris. He was the cousin of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor, brother of Philippe Habert and like Philippe a friend of Conrart he was elected a member of the Académie française from its foundation in 1634.

He was the author of a Life of cardinal Bérulle, paraphrases of the Psalms and poems, including Phyllidis oculi in astra metamorphosis or the Métamorphose des yeux de Philis en astres. He died in Paris.

Voltaire said in his Siècle de Louis XIV that Germain:

He was one of those whom Richelieu charged with criticising Le Cid.