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'''Pierre Poussines''' ('''Petrus Possinus''') ([[1609]]-[[1686]])) was a French [[Jesuit]] and scholar.
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'''Pierre Poussines''' ({{langx|la|Petrus Possinus}}) (1609–1686) was a French [[Jesuit]] and scholar.<ref>{{cite book | last=Neville | first=L. | title=Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century Byzantium: The Material for History of Nikephoros Bryennios | publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge| year=2012 | isbn=978-1-107-00945-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p36I4BFTwvIC&pg=PR8| page=8}}</ref>


His works include the publication of [[Francis Xavier]]'s ''Letters'', in seven books, from 1667. He made editions of some classical authors, including [[Anna Komnene]] and also a translation, ''Specimen Sapientiae Indorum Veterum'' (1666) , of the ''[[Panchatantra]]''.
His works include the publication of [[Francis Xavier]]'s ''Letters'', in seven books, from 1667. He made editions of some classical authors, including [[Anna Comnena]], and also a translation, ''Specimen Sapientiae Indorum Veterum'' (1666), of the ''[[Panchatantra]]''.


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Latest revision as of 22:14, 31 October 2024

Pierre Poussines (Latin: Petrus Possinus) (1609–1686) was a French Jesuit and scholar.[1]

His works include the publication of Francis Xavier's Letters, in seven books, from 1667. He made editions of some classical authors, including Anna Comnena, and also a translation, Specimen Sapientiae Indorum Veterum (1666), of the Panchatantra.

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  1. ^ Neville, L. (2012). Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century Byzantium: The Material for History of Nikephoros Bryennios. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-107-00945-5.