List of Famous people with last name Chapelain

Jean Chapelain

First Name Jean
Last Name Chapelain
Born on December 4, 1595
Died on February 22, 1674 (aged 78)

Jean Chapelain was a French poet and critic during the Grand Siècle, best known for his role as an organizer and founding member of the Académie française. Chapelain acquired considerable prestige as a literary critic, but his own major work, an epic poem about Joan of Arc called "La Pucelle," (1656) was lampooned by his contemporary Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux.

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