François Béroalde de Verville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Béroalde de Verville

French writer

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1556

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1626

Profession: writer, poet, novelist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

François Béroalde de Verville (Paris, 27 April 1556 – 19–26 October 1626, Tours) was a French Renaissance novelist, poet and intellectual.
He was the son of Matthieu Brouard (or Brouart), called "Béroalde", a professor of Agrippa d'Aubigné and Pierre de l'Estoile and a Huguenot; his mother, Marie Bletz, was the niece of the humanist and Hebrew scholar François Vatable (called "Watebled").
At the time of the St.
Bartholomew's Day Massacre, his family fled to Geneva (1573), but Béroalde returned to Paris in 1581.
During the civil wars, Béroalde abjured Calvinism and joined the factions around Henri III of France (he may also have served in the army).
In 1589 he moved to Tours (the French parlement fled here from 1589-1594), and became chanoine (canon) of the cathedral chapter of Saint Gatien, where he remained until his death.