Louis Giry

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Louis Giry (8 February 1596 – 28 July 1665) was a French lawyer, translator and writer.

Biography

Born in

Giry died in 1665 at age 70.[2] He was the father of Francois Giry, noted for his commentary of the Rule of Saint Francois de Paule.^[3]

Works

Giry's published works include Les verifons fuivantes, la Pierre de touche which was a translation of Trajano Boccalini's original.^[4] He translated Tertullian's Apology and several other works^[2] such as Plato's Crito and Apology^[4] and Saint Augustine's La Cite de Dieu.

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