About Louis-François Beffara
Lived 1751 – 1838 (aged 86). Louis-François Beffara was a French writer and commissaire de police.
Louis-François Beffara (23 August 1751 – 2 February 1838) was a French writer.
A commissaire de police in Paris from 1792 to 1816, he bequeathed the Bibliothèque nationale de France his manuscripts regarding opera houses in France and abroad.
Selected works 1777: Esprit de Molière, ou choix de maximes et portraits… tirés de ses ouvrages, 2 vol. 1821: Dissertation sur J. B. Poquelin de Molière 1835: Maison natale de Molière
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Who was Louis-François Beffara?
French writer (1751-1838)
When was Louis-François Beffara born?
Louis-François Beffara was born on 23 August 1751 in Nonancourt.
When did Louis-François Beffara die?
Louis-François Beffara died on 2 February 1838 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
What was Louis-François Beffara's occupation?
Louis-François Beffara was a writer and commissaire de police.
What nationality was Louis-François Beffara?
Louis-François Beffara was French.
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