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Antoine Clet
Antoine Clet (1705–1785) was a French printer, publisher and writer of the 18th century. Early life Clet's father came from Dresden and settled in Le Puy at the end of the 17th century to become a printer's assistant. He published local edits and printed the local edition of the French cour "La Gazette". He was also the main printer of the books of Jean Georges Lefranc de Pompignan, bishop of Le Puy. Career Clet was established in Le Puy-en-Velay and was awarded the title of "king's printer" by Louis XV of France in 1751. This title recognizes a prominent skill in the art of printing and allows the nearly exclusive right to release the royal decrees ( :fr:Imprimeur du roi). Clet is also known as a satirist and writer: his production was huge but only three comedies are saved: ''The missed sermon'' (Le sermon manqué-1749), ''Monsieur Lambert'' (1751), ''le Borgne'' (the one-eyed and the Musketeers). The two first are in a mix of French and Occitan Occitan may refer to: * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Georges Lefranc De Pompignan
Jean Georges Lefranc de Pompignan (22 February 1715 in Montauban – 29 December 1790 in Paris) was a French clergyman, younger brother of Jean-Jacques Lefranc, Marquis de Pompignan. Pompignan was the archbishop of Vienne against whose defense of the faith Voltaire launched the good-natured mockery of ''Les Lettres d'un Quaker''. Elected to the Estates General, he passed over to the Liberal side, and led the 149 members of the clergy who united with the third estate to form the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r .... He was one of its first presidents, and was minister of public worship when the Civil Constitution of the Clergy was forced upon the clergy. 1715 births 1790 deaths French untitled nobility Bishops of Le Puy-en-Velay Archbishops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
