Pierre de Boissat (1603 in Vienne, Isère - 28 March 1662) was a soldier, writer, poet and translator.
Knight and Count Palatine, Boissat began his career in the military. He was one of the first members of the Académie française, and first to occupy the Academy's seat 31 in 1634. Boissat translated Les fables d'Esope Phrygien, illustrées de Discours moraux, philosophiques et politiques, published in 1633 by his friend Jean Baudouin, used by Jean La Fontaine. He is also attributed with Une Morale chrétienne and Une Histoire négropontique. His home, L'hôtel Piere of Boissat, on rue des Orfèvres in Vienna, Austria exists today as an historic monument.
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 11 October 2008 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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