Jean Vauquelin de La Fresnaye
Jean Vauquelin de La Fresnaye (* 1536 in La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage ; † 1606, 1607 or 1608 in Caen ) was a French poet .
Jean Vauquelin de La Fresnaye studied classical literature in Paris and law in Poitiers and Bourges . He took part in the Huguenot Wars and was wounded at Saint-Lô in 1574 . Fresnaye was a student of Pierre de Ronsard .
In 1555 he published his first volume of poetry, Les Foresteries .
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| SURNAME | La Fresnaye, Jean Vauquelin de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1536 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1607 |
| Place of death | Caen |