Surname: Colletet Forename(s): Guillaume b. 12 March 1598. d. 11 February 1659. Nationality: French. VIAF.
Poet and literary critic. Born in Paris. Father of François Colletet. Assisted Cardinal
Richelieu in founding the Académie Française in 1635, establishing it as an authority
on the French language. Renowned for his contributions to poetic theory including
the epigram and sonnet. Undertook a history of French literature, much of which was
lost in 1870. His writings include Epigramme (1653) and Art poétique (1658). Died in Paris. Biographical information: Oxford Reference. (NM)