César Oudin

Wire of a large provost of Bassigny, it was high at the court of Henri IV, which was yet only King de Navarre. The knowledge which it had of the principal languages of Europe made it worthy to appear among the educated men whose prince liked to be surrounded. Oudin was accredited near the Protestant princes of Germany; Henri charged it with other diplomatic missions, and continued to usefully employ it in the course of the civil wars. In 1597, it gave him the load of secretary-interprets for the foreign languages. Oudin died on October 1st, 1625.

Works

1e a translation of Don Quichotte, Paris, 1639,2 vol. in.8°, which that of Filleau St-Martin made forget, though much less exact;

2nd Collection of sentences and proverbs, translated Castilian, in-8°;

a 3rd Spanish Dictionary and an Italian Dictionary, remade since by his/her son;

a 4th Italian Grammar, Paris, 1645, in-8°;

a 5th Spanish Grammar, Rouen, 16715, in-12.

Two last grammars contain corrections and additions of Antoine Oudin, his son.

Source

old and modern universal Biography

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