Charles-Albert Demoustier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles-Albert Demoustier

French writer

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1760

Place of Birth: Villers-Cotterêts, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1801

Profession: writer, playwright

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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: Conciliateur ou l'Homme aimable, in 5 acts and in verse, 1791 Femmes, in 3 acts and in verse Alceste ou le misanthrope corrigé, in 3 acts and in verseDemoustier also wrote libretti to some operas (e.g.
Épicure, 1800), a Cours de morale, Opuscules and short Poèmes, 1804.



Alternative names	Le Barbier l’aîné, Jean-Jacques-Francois Le Barbier (Lebarbier or Barbier) II
Description	French painter, illustrator and engraver
Date of birth/death	29 November 1738 / 1738	7 May 1826 / 1826
Location of birth/death	Rouen	Paris
Work location	Rouen; Paris; Switzerland; Rome
Authority control	: Q3166330 VIAF: 27098855 ISNI: 0000 0000 8366 4929 ULAN: 500009373 LCCN: nr97023172 WGA: LEBARBIER, Jean-Jacques-François WorldCat