Louis de Sacy
French writer
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| Intro | French writer | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Translator Lawyer Writer Philosopher | |
| Work field | Law Literature Philosophy | |
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| Birth | 1654, Paris, France | |
| Death | 26 October 1727Paris, France (aged 73 years) |
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Louis de Sacy ([lwi də sasi]; 1654, Paris – 26 October 1727, Paris) was a French author, and lawyer. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française in 1701. De Sacy was particularly known for his elegant translations of Pliny the Younger's Epistulae and Panegyricus Traiani.