Jean Armand Charlemagne (born
Bourget (Seine) 30 November 1753 – died Paris 6 March 1838) was a French dramatic author.
Originally intended for the church, he turned first to being a lawyers clerk and then a soldier. He served in the
American War of Independence
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, and on returning to France (1783) began to employ his pen on economic subjects, and later in writing for the stage. He became the author of a large number of plays, poems and romances, among which may be mentioned the comedies ''M. de Crac à Paris'' (1793), ''Le Souper des Jacobins'' (1795)and ''L'Agioteur'' (1796), and ''Observations de quelques patriotes sur la nécessité de conserver les monuments de la littérature et des arts'' (1794), an essay written in collaboration with MM.
Chardin Chardin is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, (1699–1779), French painter noted for his still life works
* Jean Chardin, (1643–1713), French jeweller and traveller, author of ''The Trave ...
and
Renouard, which induced the Convention to protect books adorned with the coats of arms of their former owners and other treasures from destruction at the hands of the revolutionists.
18th-century French dramatists and playwrights
French essayists
1753 births
1838 deaths
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