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Desboulmiers

1731 – 1771

French writer and playwright

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Lived 1731 – 1771 (aged 39–40). Desboulmiers was a French writer, playwright, non-fiction writer, translator and librettist.

Jean-Auguste Jullien, called Desboulmiers, 1731, Paris – 1771, Paris, was an 18th-century French man of letters, historian of theatre and playwright.

Works 1761: Les Soirées du Palais-Royal, ou les Veillées d'une jolie femme, contenant quatre Lettres à une amie, avec la conversation des chaises du Palais-Royal 1761: Honny soit qui mal y pense, ou Histoires des filles célèbres du XVIIIe, Read online 1770: Rose, ou les Effets de la haine, de l'amour et de l'amitié. Reprinted under the title L'Éducation de l'amour. 1766–1767: Mémoires du marquis de Solanges, 2 vol., Tome 2 online 1767: Pensées philosophiques, morales, critiques, littéraires et politiques de M. Hume. 1767: L'Esprit et la chose. Also attributed to Jean-Henri Marchand. 1768: De tout un peu, ou les Amusements de la campagne. 1769: Histoire anecdotique et raisonnée du Théâtre-Italien, depuis son rétablissement en France, jusqu'à l'année 1769, contenant les analyses des principales pièces et un catalogue de toutes celles tant italiennes que françaises données sur ce théâtre, avec les anecdotes les plus curieuses et les notices les plus intéressantes de la vie et des talents des auteurs, 6 vol. Reprint: Geneva, Slatkine. 1769: Histoire du théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, 2 vol. Tome 2 online 1769: Le Bon fils, ou les Mémoires du comte de Samarandes, 2 vol. 1771: Trapue, reine des Topinamboux, ou la Maîtresse femme Read online Théâtre 1763: Le Bon Seigneur, opéra comique in one act and in prose, music by Robert Desbrosses, Paris, Hôtel de Bourgogne, 19 February 1767: Toinon et Toinette, comedy in 2 acts in prose, mingled with ariettes, music by François-Joseph Gossec, Comédie Italienne, 20 June Read online 1777: Jemonville, ou les Époux malheureux, drama in 3 acts and in verse, theatre of Valenciennes, 10 February 1855: À la nuit close, comédie en vaudeville in 2 acts, with Marquet, Paris, Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques, 22 September

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Born
1731, Paris
Birth century
Died
1771, Paris
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Desboulmiers?

French writer and playwright

When was Desboulmiers born?

Desboulmiers was born in 1731 in Paris.

When did Desboulmiers die?

Desboulmiers died in 1771 in Paris.

What was Desboulmiers's occupation?

Desboulmiers was a writer, playwright, non-fiction writer, translator and librettist.

What nationality was Desboulmiers?

Desboulmiers was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Desboulmiers

· Wikidata: Q1200507

· DBpedia: Desboulmiers

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