b. 1 May 1552. d. 1 January 1560. Nationality: French.
Lyric poet. Pseudonym “J.B.D.A.” Founded the poetic movement La Pléiade. Author of
*La Defence et Illustration de la Langue Francoyse* (1549), *Recueil de Poesie* (1553),
*Le Premier Livre des antiquitez de Rome . . . Plus un Songe ou Vision sur le Mesme
Subject* (1558). Biographical Information: *DLB*. (DD)