Jean Ogier de Gombauld
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Jean Ogier de Gombauld was a French playwright and poet. He was one of the original members of the Académie française
. He also wrote novels, but has been described as a mediocre novelist.
Gombauld was a Huguenot
.
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
. He also wrote novels, but has been described as a mediocre novelist.
Gombauld was a Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
.
Sources
- French language Wikipedia article on Gombauld