Lhermite, Tristan
(1602–1655)
Lhermite, TristanLhermite, TristanTristan Lhermite (B * CHÂTEAU DE SOLIER (CALVADOS), 1602 – D † PARIS, 1655) Pseudonym of François l'Hermite, seigneur du Solier, French dramatist, poet, novelist, about whom little is known except that he was born into an old noble family, served the Duc d'Orléans, and adopted his legendary first name at the age of twenty. Apparently he led quite a dissolute lifestyle, suffering poor health as a result. Despite being elected to the Académie Française in 1649…