Writer, born probably in Balzac, near Angoulême, W France. He gained fame with his Lettres, short dissertations on political, moral, and literary matters, which appeared in numerous editions and were expanded continually from 1624. Other works include a political treatise, Le Prince (1631), Le Socrate chrétien (1652), some poetry in Latin, and a satire Le Barbon (1648). Les Entretiens (1657) and Aristippe (1658) were published posthumously. One of the original members of the Académie Française, he had great influence on the development of classical French prose.
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Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (1597 - February 18, 1654) was a French author.
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Preceded by: First member |
Seat 28 Académie française 1634–1654 |
Succeeded by: Paul-Philippe Hardouin de Péréfixe |
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