About Antoine du Verdier
Lived 1544 – 1600. Antoine du Verdier was a French literary scholar, bibliographer, translator, bibliophile, scholar and writer.
Antoine du Verdier (11 November 1544 – 25 September 1600), lord of Vauprivast, was a French politician and writer.
Du Verdier was born in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, Lyonnais. He was conseiller du roi and controller-general in Lyon, but is best known for his work as a bibliographer alongside his friend and contemporary François Grudé.
Publications Prosopographie, description des personnages-insignes, avec portraits, Lyon, 1573 Bibliothèque d'Ant. Duverdier, contenant le catalogue de tous les auteurs qui ont écrit en français, 1585, valuable work of bibliography, reprinted in 1772–1773 with that of the La Croix du Maine.
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Who was Antoine du Verdier?
French politician
When was Antoine du Verdier born?
Antoine du Verdier was born in 1544 in Montbrison.
When did Antoine du Verdier die?
Antoine du Verdier died in 1600 in Duerne.
What was Antoine du Verdier's occupation?
Antoine du Verdier was a literary scholar, bibliographer, translator, bibliophile, scholar and writer.
What nationality was Antoine du Verdier?
Antoine du Verdier was French.
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