About Gillet de La Tessonerie
Lived 1610 – 1660 (aged 49–50). Gillet de La Tessonerie was a French playwright.
Gillet de La Tessonerie (c. 1620 – c. 1660) was a French playwright. Little of his life is known, though he is known to have been a member of the council of the Cour des Monnaies in 1642 and to have written nine plays between 1640 and 1657.
Selected works L'Art de Régner (The Art of Reigning) (1645) - a tragi-comedy, each of whose five acts forms a separate playlet
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Who was Gillet de La Tessonerie?
French playwright
When was Gillet de La Tessonerie born?
Gillet de La Tessonerie was born in 1610.
When did Gillet de La Tessonerie die?
Gillet de La Tessonerie died in 1660.
What was Gillet de La Tessonerie's occupation?
Gillet de La Tessonerie was a playwright.
What nationality was Gillet de La Tessonerie?
Gillet de La Tessonerie was French.
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