Jacques Amyot
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Jacques Amyot was a 16th-century French Renaissance humanist, translator, and bishop best known for his influential French translations of classical authors, especially Plutarch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacques Amyot canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Renaissance humanist
ⓘ
Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ human ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1513 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1593 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
La Sorbonne
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| employer | French royal court ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Amyot ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical literature
ⓘ
translation studies ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
classical studies ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacques ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Monseigneur ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Renaissance literature
ⓘ
French prose style ⓘ Michel de Montaigne ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French clergy ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| name | Jacques Amyot self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French translation of Plutarch
ⓘ
shaping classical French prose ⓘ |
| notableWork |
French translation of Daphnis and Chloe
ⓘ
French translation of Plutarch's Lives ⓘ French translation of Plutarch's Moralia ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
humanist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| patron |
Charles IX of France
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles IX of France
Henry II of France ⓘ
surface form:
King Henry II of France
Henry III of France ⓘ
surface form:
King Henry III of France
|
| periodOfActivity |
late 16th century
ⓘ
mid-16th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Melun ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Auxerre ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Auxerre
ⓘ
Grand Aumônier de France ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Almoner of France
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| translatedIntoLanguage | French ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Auxerre
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
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