Étienne Tabourot


Étienne Tabourot, seigneur des Accords, also called Tabourot des Accords or Seigneur des Accords was a French jurist, writer and poet of the Renaissance.

Biography

He was born in Dijon. His uncle, Jean Tabourot, was a writer, canon and religious official in Langres. Étienne Tabourot did his studies at the College de Bourgogne in Paris and then at the university of Toulouse where he studied law. Returning to Dijon, in 1582 he bought an office of "King's attorney" in the jurisdiction of Dijon and became an active member of the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion.
He died in Dijon.

Works

Tabourot produced two youthful works in Paris: Latin translations of Pierre de Ronsard's Fourmy and of Remy Belleau's Papillon. In 1572, he published a collection of sonnets and a dictionary of rhymes, and continued to write poetry throughout his life. In 1587 he published a Latin and French historical portrait of the last four Dukes of Burgundy.
Tabourot is chiefly known for his collections of tales, witticisms, and miscellaneous observations: