Louis de Sacy
Illustration — Louis de Sacy Louis de Sacy (lwi də sasi; 1654 in Paris – 26 October 1727 in 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.
Also recorded as Louis Silvestre de Sacy
Louis de Sacy
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- 1654 · Paris.
- Died
- 1727 · Paris.
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- France
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- translator · lawyer · writer · philosopher · jurist
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Louis de Sacy Louis de Sacy (lwi də sasi; 1654 in Paris – 26 October 1727 in 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.
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Louis de Sacy died on 26 October 1727.
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Louis de Sacy is recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as translator, lawyer, writer, philosopher and jurist.
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