Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle
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| Born | 27 July 1742 Ouanaminthe, Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) |
| Died | 19 September 1807 (aged 64) Mauves-sur-Huisne |
| Resting place | Mauves-sur-Huisne[1] |
| Occupation | Writer, translator |
Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle (27 November 1742,
Académie française
in 1804.
Biography
Jean-Bapiste was the son of Laurent Dureau de la Malle and Elisabeth Sauvage. He went to study in Paris and, freed from earning a living by his large fortune, devoted himself entirely to letters and made it his mission to meet the most distinguished French writers of the day. He was made a member of the "
Académie française in 1804. He married Elisabeth-Renée Maignon, who had also been born in Saint-Domingue, and their son was Adolphe Dureau de la Malle
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Works
His first work, a translation of the De Beneficiis of
Jean Louis Burnouf
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Dureau de la Malle's translation of Sallust appeared in 1808. His translation of Livy was incomplete on his death and was completed by his son and by François Noël and published posthumously in 15 volumes from 1810 to 1815.
References
- ^ "MAUVES-SUR-HUISNE (61) : cimetière - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
- ^ "Jean-Baptiste-Joseph-René Dureau de la Malle (1742-1807)". data.bnf.fr.
- This page is a translation of its French equivalent.
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