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Dacier
Dacier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André Dacier (1651–1722), French classical scholar and editor of texts * Anne Dacier Anne Le Fèvre Dacier (; 1651 – 17 August 1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier (), was a French scholar, translator, commentator and editor of the classics, including the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey''. She sought to cham ... (1651–1720), French scholar, translator, commentator, editor of the classics, and wife of the above * Bon-Joseph Dacier (1742–1833), French historian, philologist, and translator of ancient Greek {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Dacier
Anne Le Fèvre Dacier (; 1651 – 17 August 1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier (), was a French scholar, translator, commentator and editor of the classics, including the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey''. She sought to champion ancient literature and used her great capabilities in Latin and Greek for this purpose as well as for her own financial support, producing a series of editions and translations from which she earned her living. She was the dedicatee of Gilles Ménage's ''Historia mulierum philosopharum,'' whose characterisation of her and of Anna Maria van Schurman was used to provide leading examples in treatises arguing for female education across the following centuries. Early life and education The exact date of her birth is not known and sources differ in their opinions: 1647 is proposed by Frade and Wyles and also Conley in the ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy''; the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' suggests 1654; and the ''Catholic Encyclope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Dacier
André Dacier (; ; 6 April 165118 September 1722) was a French classical scholar and editor of texts. He began his career with an edition and commentary of Festus's '' De verborum significatione'', and was the first to produce a "readable" text of the 20-book work.Fragmenta Selecta Antiquarian Booksellers citing Martine Furno, ''La collection Ad usum Delphini'' (ELLUG, 2005), vol. 2, pp. 263–272. His wife was the influential classical scholar and translator, . Life and career Dacier was born at |