About Pierre-Joseph Alary
Lived 1689 – 1770 (aged 81). Pierre-Joseph Alary was a French writer.
Pierre-Joseph Alary (19 March 1689 in Paris – 15 December 1770) was a French ecclesiastic and writer.
Prior of Gournay-sur-Marne and sous-précepteur to Louis XV, he attended the salon of Madame de Lambert, was elected to the Académie française in 1723 and was the main founder of the Club de l'Entresol, an early modern think tank that operated until 1731.
Bachaumont commented on Alary's election to the Académie française:
Alary's successor in the Académie, Gabriel-Henri Gaillard, gave a completely different portrait:
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French ecclesiastic and writer
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Pierre-Joseph Alary was born on 19 March 1689 in Paris.
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Pierre-Joseph Alary died on 15 December 1770.
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Pierre-Joseph Alary was a writer.
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