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Jehan de Lescurel

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French composer

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active to
1304-05-23

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Jehan de Lescurel (also Jehannot de l'Escurel) (died May 23, 1304) was a medieval poet and composer. Nothing is known of his life other than that he was the son of a merchant in Paris, and he probably received his musical training at the Notre Dame cathedral. For many years, it has been presumed he was hanged on May 23, 1304, along with three other young clerics of Notre Dame, including Oudinet Pisdoé, for "debauchery" and "crimes against women" (Hoppin, p. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Je

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
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date of birth
1300-01-01
name in native language
Jehannot de Lescurel
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Jehan de Lescurel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana