Philippe Habert (1605-1637)
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Philippe Habert was a French poet. Brother to Germain Habert
and cousin of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor
, he was a friend of Conrart
. Philippe was also one of the first members of the Académie française
, and contributed to editing its statutes. An artillery captain, he was killed aged 25 when a wall fell on him on the explosion of a munitions depot in Hainaut.
Germain Habert
Germain Habert de Cérisy was a French churchman and poet. He was abbot of Saint-Vigor.Germain Habert was born in Paris...
and cousin of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor
Henri Louis Habert de Montmor
Henri Louis Habert de Montmor was a French scholar and man of letters.-Life:Cousin to Philippe Habert and Germain Habert, he became conseiller du roi aged 25, then in 1632 rose to become maître des requêtes, a post he gained thanks to the fortune of his father, treasurer extraordinary for war and...
, he was a friend of Conrart
Valentin Conrart
Valentin Conrart was a French author, and as a founder of the Académie française, the first occupant of seat 2.-Biography:He was born in Paris of Calvinist parents, and was educated for business. However, after his father's death in 1620, he began to move in literary circles, and soon acquired a...
. Philippe was also one of the first members of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
, and contributed to editing its statutes. An artillery captain, he was killed aged 25 when a wall fell on him on the explosion of a munitions depot in Hainaut.