Throughout the European Middle Ages and Renaissance, Latin was the language of learning and international communication. But in the early modern period, it was gradually displaced by French. By the eighteenth century, all the world – or at least all of Europe – aspired to be Parisian. — Michael Dirda

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Mini who’s who:

Michael Dirda : American Critic
Born: 1948