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
Place of death Paris
Lived in France
Place of residence notes
Desrochers, Étienne Jahandier, engraving of Anne Dacier, c. 1720
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Religion / ideology Catholic
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Dacier, Anne was ...
Profession(s)
Memberships Accademia dei Ricovrati (Padua)
Place(s) of Residence France
Receptions of Dacier, Anne, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
Title Author Date Type
Desrochers, Étienne Jahandier, engraving of Anne Dacier, c. 1720 1720 is portrait of
* Dedication of a work to Madame Dacier - Epitome Regum Francorum Soror Sebastiana Magalhães 1730 is dedicated to
*Mention in Antwoord op: Brief van een jonge Juffer [Cornelia], wegens haare Leeszugt Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1766 None
*Mention in Algemeen Magazijn van wetenschap, konst en smaak Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1785 comments on person
De l'Influence des femmes Mongellaz, Fanny 1828 is biography of
Dag-herinneringen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1856 comments on person
Fransche romans, een schetsjen in houtskool Jan ten Brink 1864 None
Madame Dacier Paul Jacquinet 1886 is biography of
*Mention in Histoire des femmes écrivains de la France Henri Carton 1886 is biography of
Mme Dacier J. Desplantes , P. Pouthier 1890 is biography of
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
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).