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Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière

1610 – 1663

French physician and dramatist

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Lived 1610 – 1663 (aged 52–53). Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière was a French poet, playwright, physician and writer.

Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière (1610, Le Loroux-Bottereau – 4 June 1663, Paris) was a French physician, man of letters and dramatist. He was born in the Province of Brittany.

He was elected to the Académie Française in 1655. He was a major figure in the next few years in the codification of the classical French drama, along with Jean Chapelain and François Hedelin d'Aubignac.

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Important facts

Born

1610, Le Loroux-Bottereau

Birth century

17th century

Died

4 June 1663, Paris

Occupation

Poet, playwright, physician, writer

Nationality

France

Positions held

Member of the Académie française

Also known as

Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardiere

People in Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Jean Chapelain

1595 – 1674

Poet

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière's

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Frequently asked questions

Who was Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière?

French physician and dramatist (1610-1663)

When was Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière born?

Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière was born in 1610 in Le Loroux-Bottereau.

When did Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière die?

Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière died on 4 June 1663 in Paris.

What was Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière's occupation?

Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière was a poet, playwright, physician and writer.

What nationality was Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière?

Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière

· Wikidata: Q3136006

· DBpedia: Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière

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