biography
| name: |
Fléchier, Valentin Esprit
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pronunciation:
[flayshyay]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1632–1710)
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| biography:
| Writer of Latin poetry, born in France. He became private tutor to the Dauphin, and among his historical works are Vie de Théodose-le-Grand and Mémoires sur le grands jours d'Auvergne. He then launched himself successfully into writing sermons, a sought-after literary genre at the time, producing funeral orations in an elegant style. In 1673 he became a member of the Académie Française. |
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