John Barclay
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- Born
- 1582 · Pont-à-Mousson.
- Died
- 1621 · Rome.
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Occupation
- poet · writer · literary critic · philologist · satirist
- Known for
- Argenis
- Languages
- Latin
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John Barclay (1582–1621) was a Scottish literary critic, philologist and poet, among other activities. Born in Pont-à-Mousson, the literary critic died in Rome.
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Half-length portrait of John Barclay, Scottish writer, engraved on a copperplate by Nicolas de Larmessin; from the book Académie Des Sciences Et Des Arts by Isaac Bullart, published in Amsterdam by Elzevier in 1682.
Nicolas de Larmessin and Esme de Boulonois · Isaac Bullart. Académie Des Sciences Et Des Arts. Amsterdam: Elzevier, 1682.
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Pont-à-Mousson.
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