Joachim du Bellay (also Joachim Du Bellay; c. 1522 – 1 January 1560) was a French poet, critic, and a founder of the Pléiade. He notably wrote the manifesto of the group: Défense et illustration de la langue française, which aimed at promoting French as an artistic language, equal to Greek and Latin.
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1522 Liré, Anjou, France
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1 January 1560 (aged 37) Paris, France
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