Corbichon (or Corbechon), Jean

Corbichon (or Corbechon), Jean a French writer, lived about 1350. He was an Augustinian monk, chaplain of king Charles V, and made himself known by a translation of a Latin treatise, entitled De Proprietatibus Rerum. This work, reviewed and corrected by another monk of the order, named Pierre Ferget, was published under the title, Le Grand Proprietaire (Lyons, 1482, 1485, 1491, 1500; Paris, 1510; Rouen, 1556). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Biog. Universelle, s.v.