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[1] and as an early member of the Académie française,[2] to which he was elected before 13 March 1634. He died of hunger and cold in 1650, and was succeeded at the Académie by François Charpentier.[1]
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Baudoin, Jean |
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| Short description |
French translator |
| Date of birth |
1590 |
| Place of birth |
Vivirais |
| Date of death |
1650 |
| Place of death |
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