Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

French poet and critic

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1636

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1711

Profession: writer, lawyer, poet, historian, literary critic

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (French: [nik?l? bwalo dep?eo]; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (UK: , US: ), was a French poet and critic.
He did much to reform the prevailing form of French poetry, in the same way that Blaise Pascal did to reform the prose.
He was greatly influenced by Horace.



Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	23 March 1651	21 November 1717
Location of birth/death	Magny-en-Vexin	Paris
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q548150 VIAF: 44566610 ISNI: 0000 0000 6636 7201 ULAN: 500019170 LCCN: nr2003029687 WGA: SANTERRE, Jean-Baptiste WorldCat