Guillaume Budé
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.
Guillaume Budé | |
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Guillaume Budé, c. 1536 portrait by Jean Clouet | |
| Born | January 26, 1467 Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Died | August 20, 1540 (aged 73) Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Other names | William Budaeus |
| Alma mater | University of Orléans |
| Era | Renaissance philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Renaissance humanism |
| Institutions | Collegium Trilingue |
| Academic advisors | Janus Lascaris George Hermonymus |
| Notable students | Melchior Wolmar John Colet |
Main interests | Law |
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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