Jean de Gagny

Jean de Gagny^[1] (died 1549) was a French theologian.

He was at the Collège de Navarre in 1524.^[2] He became Rector of the University of Paris, in 1531, and Almoner Royal,^[3] in 1536. In 1546 he became Chancellor of the University of Paris.^[4]

He published some significant Roman Catholic commentaries on parts of the New Testament.^[5] He was also a business partner of the typographer Claude Garamond,^[6] and collector of manuscripts, particularly of patristic works.^[2] His position close to Francis I of France gave him access to monastic libraries.^[7]