Jean Yeuwain
Dramatist and man of letters born in the Southern Netherlands
About Jean Yeuwain
Lived 1566 – 1626 (aged 59–60). Jean Yeuwain was a linguist, translator and playwright.
Jean Yeuwain ( Mons - ) was a dramatist and man of letters born in the Southern Netherlands. In 1591 he produced , a French translation of Seneca's Phaedra.
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Who was Jean Yeuwain?
dramatist and man of letters born in the Southern Netherlands
When was Jean Yeuwain born?
Jean Yeuwain was born in 1566 in Mons.
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Jean Yeuwain died in 1626.
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Jean Yeuwain was a linguist, translator and playwright.
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