1717 in Literature - Deaths

Deaths

  • March 3 - Pierre Allix, French religious writer (born 1641)
  • April 1 - Pierce Tempest, London print-seller (born 1653)
  • June 9 - Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, mystic, author (born 1648)
  • date unknown
    • William Diaper, poet (born 1685)
    • Ahmed ibn Nasir, Moroccan Sufi writer and teacher (born 1647)

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