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Germain Habert

Born in 1615 / Died in 1654 / France / French

Germain Habert poet from France was born in 1615, had 39 years and died in 1654. Poems were written mainly in French language. Dominant movement is other.

Biography

Germain Habert de Cérisy  was a French churchman and poet. He was abbot of Saint-Vigor.

Germain Habert was born in Paris. He was the cousin of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor, brother of Philippe Habert and like Philippe a friend of Conrart (king's almoner and abbé commendataire of Cerisy) he was elected a member of the Académie française from its foundation in 1634.

He was the author of a Life of cardinal Bérulle (1654), paraphrases of the Psalms (1663 & 1665) and poems, including Phyllidis oculi in astra metamorphosis or the Métamorphose des yeux de Philis en astres (Metamorphosis of Phyllis's eyes into stars, 1677). He died in Paris.