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Alexandre Guiraud

1788 – 1847

French poet, dramatic author and novelist

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Lived 1788 – 1847 (aged 58). Alexandre Guiraud was a French poet, playwright, novelist and writer.

Pierre Marie Jeanne Alexandre Thérèse Guiraud better known as Alexandre Guiraud (24 December 1788 – 24 February 1847) was a French poet, dramatic author and novelist.

Biography Guiraud was born in Limoux, in Languedoc (now in Aude), the son of a rich cloth merchant. He studied at the École de droit de Toulouse where he created a "Gymnase littéraire". He made frequent trips to Paris where the success of his poetry opened the doors to the Académie française to which he was elected against Alphonse de Lamartine in 1826. He was named Baron by Charles X in 1827 in reward for his contribution to the opera Pharamond. He was the author of many elegiac poems as well as tragedies and novels. He died in Paris.

Works Élégies savoyardes (1822) Les Machabées, ou le Martyre, tragédie en 5 actes, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 14 June 1822 Le Comte Julien, ou l'Expiation, tragédie en 5 actes, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 12 April 1823 Cadix ou la délivrance de l'Espagne (1823) Chants hellènes, Byron, Ipsara (1824) Poèmes et chants élégiaques (1824) Pharamond, poème de MM. Ancelot, Guiraud, et Soumet, musique de MM. Boieldieu, Berton et Kreutzer, Paris, Académie royale de musique, 10 June 1825 Le Prêtre (1826) Virginie, tragédie en 5 actes et en vers, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 28 April 1827 Césaire, révélation (2 vol.) (1830) La Communion du duc de Bordeaux (1832) Les Deux Princes (1832) De la Vérité dans le système représentatif (1834) Flavien, ou De Rome au désert (3 vol.) (1835) Poésies dédiées à la jeunesse (1836) Philosophie catholique de l'histoire, ou l'Histoire expliquée; introduction renfermant l'histoire de la création universelle (3 vol.) (1839–41) Le Cloître de Villemartin, poésie (1843) Œuvres complètes (4 vol.) (1845)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Seat 37 of the Académie française
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Pierre Marie Jeanne Alexandre Thérèse Guiraud, Pierre Marie Jeanne Alexandre Therese Guiraud

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Who was Alexandre Guiraud?

French poet, dramatic author and novelist

When was Alexandre Guiraud born?

Alexandre Guiraud was born on 24 December 1788 in Limoux.

When did Alexandre Guiraud die?

Alexandre Guiraud died on 24 February 1847 in former 10th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Alexandre Guiraud's occupation?

Alexandre Guiraud was a poet, playwright, novelist and writer.

What nationality was Alexandre Guiraud?

Alexandre Guiraud was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alexandre Guiraud

· Wikidata: Q2833737

· DBpedia: Alexandre Guiraud

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