Jean Papire Masson la, Papirius (1544 in

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– 1611) was a French humanist historian, known also as a geographer, biographer, literary critic and jurist.

Life

Masson was initially a

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, but left the Society. He studied law at Angers under François Baudouin around 1570. He became close to the circle of

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, particularly to Carlo Boni, and became professor of law at Angers, where Boni was bishop. Later he was librarian to the Chevalier de Chiverny, was ''

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