Léry, Jean de, 1534-1611
Contributed to
so09History of a voyage to Brazil
History of a voyage to Brazilbook chapter 1880
so09Extracts out of the Historie of John Lerius a Frenchman who lived in Brazil with mons. Villagagnon, ann. 1557- and 58
Extracts out of the Historie of John Lerius a Frenchman who lived in Brazil with mons. Villagagnon, ann. 1557- and 58book chapter 1906
- Summary
- Jean de Léry (1534/1536–1613) was an explorer, writer and Reformed pastor born in Lamargelle, Côte-d'Or, France. Scholars disagree about whether he was a member of the lesser nobility or merely a shoemaker. Either way, he was not a public figure prior to accompanying a small group of fellow Protestants to their new colony on an island in the Bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 1557 to 1558. There he produced the first known transcriptions of native American music: two chants of the Tupinambá, near Rio de Janeiro. The colony, France Antarctique was founded by the Chevalier de Villegaignon, with promises of religious freedom, but on arrival, the Chevalier contested the Protestants' beliefs and persecuted them. After eight months the Protestants left their colony and survived for a short time on the mainland, living amongst the Tupinambá Indians. These events were the basis of de Lery's book, History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil, Also Called America (1578). Exhausted and starving, they then returned to France aboard a pirate ship. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][3][4][5]
- Unknown [2]
- Born
- 1534 [2]
- 1536 [5]
- Birth Place
- La Margelle (Côte d'Or) [3]
- Lamargelle [5]
- Died
- 1613 [2][5]
- Death Place
- L'Isle (Suisse) [3]
- L'Isle [5]
- Country
- France [2]
- Language
- French, Middle (ca.1400-1600) [3]
- Occupation
- explorer [5]
- journalist [5]
- theologian [5]
- travel writer [5]
- pastor [5]
- world traveler [5]
- graphic artist [5]
- Profession
- Reiseschriftsteller [2]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [5]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Library of Congress
- 5. Wikidata
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