About Pierre Poussines
Lived 1609 – 1686 (aged 76). Pierre Poussines was a French historian.
Pierre Poussines (1609–1686) was a French Jesuit and scholar.
His works include the publication of Francis Xavier's Letters, in seven books, from 1667. He made editions of some classical authors, including Anna Comnena, and also a translation, Specimen Sapientiae Indorum Veterum (1666), of the Panchatantra.
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Who was Pierre Poussines?
French Jesuit and historian (1609–1686)
When was Pierre Poussines born?
Pierre Poussines was born on 28 October 1609 in Laurac.
When did Pierre Poussines die?
Pierre Poussines died on 2 February 1686 in Toulouse.
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Pierre Poussines was a historian.
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Pierre Poussines was French.
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