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Also known as Guillaume Bude

French scholar, humanist and administrator (1467-1540)

Key facts

Born
January 26, 1467, Paris , Kingdom of France
Died
August 20, 1540 (1540-08-20) (aged 73), Paris, Kingdom of France
Other name
William Budaeus
Alma mater
University of Orléans
Academic advisors
Janus Lascaris , George Hermonymus
Era
Renaissance philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Renaissance humanism
Institutions
Collegium Trilingue
Notable students
Melchior Wolmar , John Colet
Main interests
Law

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Guillaume
Gender
male
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Position held
ambassador
Languages spoken
Middle French
Native language
Middle French
Doctoral advisor
Janus Lascaris
Doctoral student
Melchior Volmar
Field of work
philology
Image
Guillaume Budé by Jean Clouet.jpg
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Commons category
Guillaume Budé
date of birth
1467-01-26
date of death
1540-08-22
Commons Creator page
Guillaume Budé
name in native language
Guillaume Budé
writing language
renaissance Latin
significant person
Pietro Bembo
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Encyclopedic overview

Guillaume Budé ( French: [ɡijom byde]; Latinized as Guilielmus Budaeus; January 26, 1467 – August 20, 1540) was a French scholar and humanist. He was involved in the founding of Collegium Trilingue, which later became the Collège de France.

Budé was also the first keeper of the royal library at the Palace of Fontainebleau, which was later moved to Paris, where it became the Bibliothèque nationale de France. He was an ambassador to Rome and held several important judicial and civil administrative posts.

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