About Charles-Albert Demoustier
Lived 1760 – 1801 (aged 40). Charles-Albert Demoustier was a French writer, playwright, poet, jurist, actor and librettist.
Charles-Albert Demoustier (13 March 1760 – 2 March 1801) was a French writer. He falsely claimed to be a descendant of La Fontaine by his mother and Racine by his father.
Demoustier was born in Villers-Cotterêts. He worked as a lawyer, but later decided to become a writer. In 1786, he published the first part of Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie. The sixth part was published in 1798. These works, alternating prose and madrigal-like verses, were very successful.
Demoustier tried to edit Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie, but the bookseller who owned the copyrights refused to let him do so, perhaps because he had a stock of earlier copies he wanted to get rid of first. Demoustier was unable to wait, as he died a painful, premature death, in Paris, soon after.
He also wrote comedies, among them:
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Who was Charles-Albert Demoustier?
French writer
When was Charles-Albert Demoustier born?
Charles-Albert Demoustier was born on 13 March 1760 in Villers-Cotterêts.
When did Charles-Albert Demoustier die?
Charles-Albert Demoustier died on 2 March 1801 in Villers-Cotterêts.
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Charles-Albert Demoustier was a writer, playwright, poet, jurist, actor and librettist.
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Charles-Albert Demoustier was French.
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