Jean de Léry

1536–1613

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Jean de Léry was an explorer, writer, and Reformed pastor born in Lamargelle, Côte-d'Or, France. He accompanied a group of Protestants to an island in the Bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he documented the first known transcriptions of native American music. He later wrote History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil, based on his experiences in the colony. He died in 1613.

Born

1536