Jean-Antoine-Marie Monperlier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Antoine-Marie Monperlier

French writer

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1788

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1819

Profession: poet, playwright, chansonnier, goguettier

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jean-Antoine-Marie Monperlier, (31 June 1788 – 23 March 1819) was a French poet, playwright, and librettist.
Monperlier was born in Lyon.
His plays ranged from light vaudeville to larger scale melodramas, often incorporating ballet sequences.
His play Les chevaliers de Malte formed the basis for Giacomo Meyerbeer's 1824 opera Il crociato in Egitto.
He died in Paris, aged 30.