Nicolas-Hubert Mongault (6 October 1674 – 11 August 1746, Paris) was a French ecclesiastic and translator of the classics. He was an illegitimate son of Gilbert Colbert, Marquis de Saint-Pouange, a cousin of Louis XIV's powerful minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert. External links Académie française 1674 births 1746 deaths Writers from Paris 17th-century French writers 17th-century French male writers 18th-century French writers 18th-century French male writers Members of the Académie Française