Marc-Antoine Muret

Marc-Antoine Muret

Country

France

Birth - Death

1526 - 1585

Occupation

Law

Description

Humanist and scholar. Teacher of classics. Arrested for sodomy on numerous occasions. Eventually fled to Rome where he obtained a University position teaching law and rhetoric. Also wrote under the name Muretus, and known as Marc-Antoine de Muret.

See Also

• Greek Philosophers and their LGBTQ Scholars
• LGBTQ Individuals and Academics of the Renaissance Period
• Humanists Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marc-Antoine-de-Muret
• http://www.giovannidallorto.com/biografie/muret/muret.html
• http://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2009/10/29/memoires-de-marc-antoine-muret-de-gerard-oberle_1260075_3260.html

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