Jean-Baptiste Boisot

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Jean-Baptiste Boisot (July 1638, Besançon - 4 December 1694) or the Abbé Boisot was a French abbot, bibliophile and scholar notable for leaving his collection of manuscripts (including the papers of cardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle) to the Benedictine monks of Saint-Vincent, for leaving his library to his birthplace of Besançon and for his correspondence with Madeleine de Scudéry.

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Name	Boisot, Jean-Baptiste
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Short description	French abbot, bibliophile and scholar
Date of birth	1638
Place of birth	Besançon, France
Date of death	4 December 1694
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