Nicolas Gédoyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas Gédoyn

French educationist

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1677

Place of Birth: Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1744

Profession: translator, literary critic, linguist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nicolas Gédoyn (15 June 1677 – 10 August 1744) was a French clergyman, translator, pioneer educationalist and literary critic.
He was the fifth member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française in 1719, and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 1722 Gédoyn was born in Orléans.
Trained by the Jesuits from the age of 15, he was appointed professor of rhetoric in Blois, then canon at the Sainte-Chapelle and Abbey Beaugency.
Among his literary works are translations of Quintilian and Pausanias.
He died in Beaugency.