Louis Aimé Victor Becq de Fouquières (1831–1887) was a versatile French man of letters from Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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Biography

His family came from the Pas-de-Calais. He gave up a military career and became known for his critical editions on the work of André Chénier

André Chénier

André Marie Chénier was a French poet, associated with the events of the French Revolution of which he was a victim. His sensual, emotive poetry marks him as one of the precursors of the Romantic movement...

. He also published selected French Renaissance poetry by Pierre de Ronsard

Pierre de Ronsard

Pierre de Ronsard was a French poet and "prince of poets" .-Early life:...

, François de Malherbe

François de Malherbe

François de Malherbe was a French poet, critic, and translator.-Life:Born in Le-Locheur , his family was of some position, though it seems not to have been able to establish to the satisfaction of heralds the claims which it made to nobility older than the 16th century.He was the eldest son of...

, Jean Antoine de Baïf and Joachim du Bellay

Joachim du Bellay

Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade.-Biography:He was born at the Château of La Turmelière, not far from Liré, near Angers, being the son of Jean du Bellay, Lord of Gonnor, first cousin of the cardinal Jean du Bellay and of Guillaume du Bellay.Both his parents...

. He also wrote on Aspasia of Miletus, French versification, and theatre, and was an early historian of ancient board game

Board game

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External links

• Works by or about Louis Becq de Fouquières at Internet Archive
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