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François de Malherbe

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Also known as Francois de Malherbe

French poet, critic, and translator (1555–1628)

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François de Malherbe was a French poet born on January 1, 1555, and died on October 16, 1628. His literary output includes works such as *Les oevvres de mre François de Malherbe*, *Ode dv sievr de Malerbe a la reine*, *Les poésies de m. de Malherbe*, *Poésies de Malherbe*, and *Le bovqvet des flevrs de Seneqve*. Records indicate he has 65 associated works, with specific counts of 5 and 15 cited in other databases.

Malherbe is the source of several recorded quotes, including “Our days and nightsHave sorrows woven with delights.” and “To will what God doth will, that is the only scienceThat gives us any rest.” He is referenced by 94 other encyclopedia articles. MusicBrainz identifies him as a person from France, while Last.fm data shows 7 listeners and a playcount of 16.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Europeana Sparql, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1555
Died
1628
Works
65

Top works

  • Les oevvres de mre François de Malherbe ...
  • Ode dv sievr de Malerbe a la reine
  • Les poésies de m. de Malherbe
  • Poésies de Malherbe
  • Le bovqvet des flevrs de Seneqve

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1555
Active to
1628-10-16

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7
Total plays
16

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fran%C3%A7ois+de+Malherbe">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · François de Malherbe

Quotes

  • Our days and nightsHave sorrows woven with delights.
  • To will what God doth will, that is the only scienceThat gives us any rest.
  • Mais elle était du monde, où les plus belles chosesOnt le pire destin;Et Rose, elle a vécu ce que vivent les roses,L'espace d'un matin.

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
François
Family name
Malherbe
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Caen
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
literary critic
Languages spoken
Middle French
Native language
French
Movement
Classicism
Image
Robert Lefevre 19.jpg
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Commons category
François de Malherbe
date of death
1628-10-16
date of birth
1555-01-01
Commons Creator page
François de Malherbe
Commons gallery
François de Malherbe
name in native language
François de Malherbe
has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
writing language
French
Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

Works in European collections

15 objects attributed to François de Malherbe, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

François de Malherbe ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa də malɛʁb], 1555 – 16 October 1628) was a French poet, critic, and translator.

Life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “François de Malherbe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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