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François Tallemant the Elder

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François Tallement (1620, La Rochelle – 6 May 1693, Paris) was a French churchman and translator. He is often known as l'Aîné (the Elder) to distinguish him from his cousin Paul Tallement le Jeune.

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Biography

The brother of Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, he was almoner to Louis XIV for 24 years, then first almoner to Madame. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1651. Paul Pellisson said of him "He had a mind, he did not even miss knowing.", whilst one historian in the Académie stated:

Works

We have two translations by him (adjudged mediocre by his contemporaries):

  • Vies des hommes illustres from Plutarch, in six volumes (1663–65)
  • Histoire de Venise by Giovan Battista Nani, in 4 volumes (1689)

    • His other works are six discourses he made in the Académie. In one of these he declares:

    References

    François Tallemant the Elder Wikipedia
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