Nicolas Gédoyn
Educationalist, Deceased Person
1677 – 1744
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Who was Nicolas Gédoyn?
Nicolas Gédoyn was a French clergyman, translator, pioneer educationalist and literary critic. He was the fifth member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française in 1719, and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 1722
Gédoyn was born in Orléans. Trained by the Jesuits from the age of 15, he was appointed professor of rhetoric in Blois, then canon at the Sainte-Chapelle and Abbey Beaugency. Among his literary works are translations of Quintilian and Pausanias. He died in Beaugency.
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1677
Orléans - Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 10, 1744
Beaugency
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on July 23, 2013
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