Jacques Delille was a French poet who came to national prominence with his translation of Virgil’s Georgics and made an international reputation with his didactic poem on gardening. He barely survived the slaughter of the French Revolution and... Wikipedia
Born: June 22, 1738, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died: May 1, 1813 (age 74 years), former 12th arrondissement of Paris