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François Habert

A 16th-century French poet remembered for blending moral reflection, religious writing, and classical themes. His work offers a window into Renaissance literary culture beyond the most famous names.

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Les Divins Oracles de Zoroastre, ancien Philosophe Grec, Interpretez en Rime Françoise, par François Habert de Berry; Avec un Commentaire moral sur ledit Zoroastre, en Poesie Françoise, et Latine.

Les Divins Oracles de Zoroastre, ancien Philosophe Grec, Interpretez en Rime Françoise, par François Habert de Berry; Avec un Commentaire moral sur ledit Zoroastre, en Poesie Françoise, et Latine.

by François Habert

About the author

Born in Issoudun around 1508 and thought to have died around 1562, François Habert was a French Renaissance poet. Reference works describe his writing as wide-ranging, moving across religious, philosophical-moral, and mythological subjects.

Among the works most often associated with him are Le Philosophe parfaict and Le Temple de Vertu from 1542, as well as later books including Le Temple de Chasteté (1547), Épîtres héroïdes (1550), and L’Institution de libéralité chrétienne (1551). Together, these titles suggest an author deeply interested in virtue, conduct, and the moral life.

Though he is less widely known today than some of his Renaissance contemporaries, Habert remains a useful figure for readers curious about the breadth of 16th-century French poetry and the era’s strong links between literature, ethics, and faith.