Louis Giry (8 February 1596 – 28 July 1665) was a

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lawyer, translator and writer.

Biography

Born in

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in 1595, Louis Giry was a French lawyer and was one of the first members of the

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. He served as the general counsel for the depreciation chamber and the freeholds in the Paris Parliament. He also became part of the Privy Council of Mazarin. Giry died in 1665 at age 70. He was the father of Francois Giry, noted for his commentary of the ''Rule of Saint Francois de Paule''.

Works

Giry's published works include ''Les verifons fuivantes'', ''la Pierre de touche'' which was a translation of

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's original. He translated

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's ''Apology'' and several other works such as Plato's ''

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'' and '' Apology'' and Saint Augustine's ''La Cite de Dieu''.

References

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