Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
French writer of epistolary essays / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Honoré de Balzac.
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (31 May 1597[1] – 18 February 1654) was a French author in Baroque Précieuses style, best known for his epistolary essays, which were widely circulated and read in his day. He was one of the founding members of Académie française.[2]