Ange-François Fariau de Saint-Ange
Ange-François Fariau de Saint-Ange (born October 13, 1747 in Blois , Loir-et-Cher department , † December 8, 1810 in Paris ) was a French poet and translator.
Fariau de Saint-Ange was the son of an advisor to King Louis XIV. He completed his school days at the Jesuit college in his hometown and then attended the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris. With the support and encouragement of statesman Anne Robert Jacques Turgot , Fariau de Saint-Ange got a job as a teacher of grammar and literature .
In 1810, Fariau de Saint-Ange was accepted as a member of the Académie française as the successor to the late François-Urbain Domergue (Fauteuil 1). As he died of an accident after just three months, the writer and painter François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison was named his successor that same year .
reception
In addition to his own literary works, Fariau de Saint-Ange was best known for his translation of Ovid's " Metamorphoses ".
Works (selection)
- as an author
- L'école des pères. Comédie en trois actes et en vers . 1782.
- Mélanges de poèsies . 1802.
- as translator
- Henry Mackenzie : L'homme et la femme sensibles . 1775
- Ovid : Metamorphoses . 1785
literature
- Paul Mesnard: Histoire de l'Académie française depuis sa fondation jusqu'en 1830 . Charpentier, Paris 1857.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ange-François Fariau de Saint-Ange in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fariau de Saint-Ange, Ange-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1747 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blois , Loir-et-Cher department |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1810 |
| Place of death | Paris |