, professor of Greek in the royal college of Paris, was born at Montreuil
, professor of Greek in the royal college of Paris, was born at Montreuil l'Argile“, in Upper
Normandy. Being sent for to Paris by his elder brother,
young Boivin soon made great progress in literature, in
the languages, and especially in the knowledge of the
Greek. He died October 29, 1726, aged 64, member of
the French academy, and of that of belles lettres, and
keeper of the king’s library. He profited by this literary
treasure, by drawing from it a variety of information, and
to a great extent. In his private character he was of
gentle manners, and truly amiable. He wrote, 1.
” The
Apology for Homer, and the Shield of Achilles, in 12mo.
2. Translation of the Batrachomyomachia of Homer into
French verse, under his name Latinised into Biberimero.
3. The CEdipus of Sophocles, and the Birds of Aristophanes, translated into French, in 12mo. 4. Pieces of
Greek poetry. 5. The edition of the “Mathematici veteres,
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