Nicolas Gédoyn
French educationist
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| Intro | French educationist | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Critic Linguist Translator Literary critic | |
| Work field | Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 15 June 1677, Orléans | |
| Death | 10 August 1744Beaugency (aged 67 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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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.