Dacier, Anne (1651 - 1720)

Short name Dacier, Anne
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First name Anne
Birth name Le Fèvre
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Alternative name Anne Le Fèvre
Date of birth 1651
Date of death 1720
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Sex Female
Place of birth Saumur (FRA)
Place of death Paris
Lived in France
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Bibliography Mentioned in: - La Porte 1769 II, 396-476 (see hyperlink for list) - Boudier de Villemert 1778 - Briquet 1804 - Jacquinet, Les femmes de France poètes et prosateurs, 1886 - Henri Carton, Histoire des femmes ecrivains de la France, 1886 - Desplantes et Pouthier, 1890 - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: Dacier and La Motte were engaged in the celebrated quarrel between the 'Ancients' and the 'Moderns' after they had both published a translation of Homer's Odyssey & Iliad. - Pléiade p.646 (née en 1654) - Lettres européennes (Dutch version 1994) II, 604. Cf. - Bruno Garnier, "Anne Dacier, un esprit moderne au pays des Anciens", in Jean Delisle (ed.), Portraits de traductrices. Ottawa, 2002, pp. 13-54
Provisional Notes Role father! Role husband (André Dacier)! 2 daughters, 1 son. Translator from Greek and Latin - to be considered as a scholar 1679 elected member of the Ricovrati Academy, Padua (Buck).
Desrochers, Étienne Jahandier, engraving of Anne Dacier, c. 1720
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Religion / ideology Catholic
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Spouse Dacier, André
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Memberships Accademia dei Ricovrati (Padua)
Place(s) of Residence France