Jean (or Joseph)-Michel-Pascal Buhan (17 April 1770 – 24 February 1822) was an 18th-century French lawyer,

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, polemist and

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Biography

The son of a lawyer, trustee prosecutor of Bordeaux, he became himself a lawyer in his hometown and began to plead in 1792. In March 1793, he decided to engage in the Vendee armies in a volunteer battalion from Gironde and there became general Boulard's aide. Suffering from significant sight difficulties, he joined the administration in charge of military transport and army convoys in the western Pyrenees. As one of the propagators of the resistance in the Midi departments, he was outlawed at the Convention for the defense of the Girondins. After the , he moved to

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in the

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as chief of correspondence. Thanks to various encounters he made in that position, he launched into literature. He left a few comedies and poems published in papers as well as polemical works. After the

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, he became a lawyer in Bordeaux in 1811, was part of the Customs Court. Censor and President of the

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(1821), he died in Bordeaux February 24, 1822. Leaving behind four children he had with his niece he had married in need, his friends managed to get to his widow a pension of 1,200Frs for his actions in favor of the

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Works

*1790: ''Lettre des administrateurs du directoire du département de la Gironde'' *1796: ''Revue des auteurs vivants grands et petits, coup d’œil sur la république des lettres en France, 6e année de la République française, par un Impartial, s'il en est'' *1797: ''Il faut un état, ou La revue de l'an six'', proverbe in 1 act, in prose and in vaudevilles, with

René de Chazet René de Chazet, full name René André Polydore Balthazar Alissan de Chazet, (23 October 1774 – 23 August 1844) was a French playwright, poet and novelist. Short biography The son of an annuities controller, parent of Mackau, the ambassador ...

and

François-Pierre-Auguste Léger François-Pierre-Auguste Léger (Bernay, Eure, 16 March 1766 – Paris, 28 March 1823) was an 18th–19th-century French playwright. Short biography The son of a surgeon, he became a tutor for sons of the bourgeoisie then left teaching to join a ...

*1799: ''Gilles aéronaute'', comedy in 1 act and 2 parts, with

Armand Gouffé Armand Gouffé (22 March 1775 – 19 October 1845) was a 19th-century French poet, chansonnier, goguettier and vaudevillist. Career Hired as an employee in the Finance Ministry, he became chief deputy. Afflicted with a delicate health and in ...

and Noël Aubin *1800: ''Réflexions sur l'étude de la législation, et sur la meilleure manière d'enseigner cette science''

Bibliography

* Nicolas Le Moyne des Essarts, ''Les siècles littéraires de la France'', 1801, (p. 99) *

Louis-Gabriel Michaud Louis-Gabriel Michaud (19 January 1773, Castle Richemont – 8 March 1858) was a French writer, historian, printer, and bookseller. He was notable as the compiler of ''Biographie Universelle'' (1811–). Life He became a lieutenant on 15 July ...

, ''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne'', Tome 59, supplément, BOR-CAL, 1835, (p. 420-421) *

Ludovic Lalanne Ludovic Lalanne (23 April 1815, Paris – 16 May 1898, Paris) was a French historian and librarian. The engineer and politician Léon Lalanne (1811–1892) was his brother. Biography Lalanne was a student at the lycée Louis-le-Grand and late ...

, ''Dictionnaire historique de la France'', 1872, (p. 402)

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Jean-Michel-Pascal Buhan
on data.bnf.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Buhan, Jean 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights 18th-century French lawyers 18th-century French male writers 18th-century French poets 1770 births Writers from Bordeaux 1822 deaths French male poets