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Guillaume BudE[gEyOm´ bUdA´] Pronunciation Key, 1467–1540, French humanist, b. Paris. BudE, known also by the Latinized form of his name, Budaeus, was a towering figure of the Renaissance. He was secretary to Louis XII, coming to power and prestige under Francis I. With the latter's patronage he established the study of classical works. BudE persuaded Francis to found the CollEge de France and to amass a library at Fontainebleau, which became the nucleus of the BibliothEque nationale. Acquainted with nearly all the great minds of his age, BudE carried on a voluminous correspondence in several languages. His treatises on language helped to establish the discipline of philology. He translated and commented on Greek literature.
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