Claude Le Laboureur

Claude Le Laboureur
Born 1601
Died 1680s
Residence Abbey of Île Barbe, Île Barbe, Lyon, France
Occupation Clergyman, historian, genealogist
Religion Roman Catholicism
Relatives Jean Le Laboureur (nephew)
Louis Le Laboureur (nephew)

Claude Le Laboureur (1601-1680s) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and historian.

Early life

Claude Le Laboureur was born in 1601.[1]

Career

Le Laboureur was the provost of the Abbey of Île Barbe on the Île Barbe in Lyon.[2]

Le Laboureur was the author of books about French history, genealogy, and heraldry.[1] He was also a large book collector.[1]

Death and legacy

Le Laboureur died in the 1680s.[1] One of his nephews, Jean Le Laboureur, became a courtier and historian, while another nephew, Louis Le Laboureur, was a poet.[2] Meanwhile, Le Laboureur bequeathed many of his books to local libraries.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Claude Le Laboureur (1601?-168.?)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Lambert, Claude-François (1751). Histoire littéraire du regne de Louis XIV. Paris: Prault fils. p. 492. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
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