Gringore (or Gringoire), Pierre (c. 1475–c. 1538)

French poet and dramatist. His works contain satires on contemporary politics, and his comedies attacked people of all ranks. His chief works are La chasse du cerf des cerfs (1510), Le jeu du prince des sots (1512), in which he satirized Pope Julius II, Le mystère de Saint-Louis (c. 1524), and Heures de Nostre-Dame (1525). In his later years he wrote religious poetry.

Gringore was born in Caen. He first wrote allegorical and moral poems, and then wrote for the stage. He was a member of the Enfants sans Souci, a Parisian theatrical company. His later years were spent serving the Duke of Lorraine.