Pierre-Joseph Alary (19 March 1689,
Paris
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– 15 December 1770) was a French ecclesiastic and writer.
Biography
Prior of
Gournay-sur-Marne
Gournay-sur-Marne (, literally ''Gournay on Marne'') is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. It is located from the center of Paris.
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Gournay-sur-Marne is serve ...
and sous-précepteur to
Louis XV
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached ...
, he attended the salon of
Madame de Lambert, was elected to the
Académie française in 1723 and was the main founder of the
Club de l'Entresol
The Club de l'Entresol (, "Mezzanine Club") was a discussion group and early think tank in Paris, active from 1723 to 1731, created and primarily led by Abbot Pierre-Joseph Alary.
Name and background
The club's name came from the fact that a ...
, an early modern
think tank
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that operated until 1731.
Bachaumont commented on Alary's election to the Académie française:
Alary's successor in the Académie,
Gabriel-Henri Gaillard
Gabriel-Henri Gaillard (26 March 1726 – 13 February 1806) was a French historian.
Life
Gaillard was born in Ostel, Picardy.
He was educated for the bar, but after finishing his studies adopted a literary career, ultimately devoting his chie ...
, gave a completely different portrait:
References
Further reading
*Nicolas Clément, ''L'abbé Alary : 1690-1770. Un homme d'influence au XVIIIe siècle'', H. Champion, Paris, 2002.
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1689 births
1770 deaths
18th-century French writers
18th-century French male writers