François Grudé (born 1552,

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), lord of la Croix du Maine, was a French writer and bibliographer. He wrote under the

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pseudonym ''Grucithanius''.

Life

Works

* La Croix du Maine, Antoine du Verdier, "Les Bibliotheques françoises", Paris, Saillant & Nyon, 1773, numbered by Google Books : *
1st volume
La Croix du Maine, volume 1 *
2nd volume
La Croix du Maine, volume 2 *
3rd volume
Du Verdier, volume 1 *
4th volume
Du Verdier, volume 2 *
5th volume
Du Verdier, volume 3 *
6th volume
Errata, epitomes bibliothecae gesnerianae, etc.

Sources

*" François Grudé", in Louis-Gabriel Michaud, ''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne : histoire par ordre alphabétique de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes avec la collaboration de plus de 300 savants et littérateurs français ou étrangers'', 2nd edition, 1843–1865 {{DEFAULTSORT:Grude, Francois French bibliographers 16th-century French writers 16th-century male writers People from Le Mans 1552 births Year of death unknown French male non-fiction writers