Jacques de Serisay
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Jacques de Serisay (1594 – November 1653) was a French poet, intendant of the duc de La Rochefoucauld, and the founding director of the Académie française. He was born in
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, and was director of the Académie from 1634 to 11 January 1638, as well as being the first occupant of seat three. Only a few of his poems are extant. He died in
La Rochefoucauld, Charente La Rochefoucauld (; oc, La Ròcha Focaud) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois.1594 births 1653 deaths Writers from Paris French poets Members of the Académie Française 17th-century French writers 17th-century French male writers French male poets {{France-poet-stub