Claude Le Laboureur

Claude Le Laboureur (1601-1680s) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and historian.

Claude Le Laboureur
Born1601
Died1680s
OccupationClergyman, historian, genealogist
RelativesJean Le Laboureur (nephew)
Louis Le Laboureur (nephew)

Early life

Claude Le Laboureur was born in 1601.[1]

Career

Le Laboureur was the provost of the Abbey of Île Barbe on the Île Barbe in Lyon.[2]

Le Laboureur was the author of books about French history, genealogy, and heraldry.[1] He was also a large book collector.[1]

Death and legacy

Le Laboureur died in the 1675.[1] One of his nephews, Jean Le Laboureur, became a courtier and historian, while another nephew, Louis Le Laboureur, was a poet.[2] Meanwhile, Le Laboureur bequeathed many of his books to local libraries.[1]

References
  1. "Claude Le Laboureur (1600?-168.?)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. Lambert, Claude-François (1751). Histoire littéraire du regne de Louis XIV. Paris: Prault fils. p. 492. Retrieved December 22, 2015.


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