Jean-Jacques Lefranc de Pompignan
Jean Jacques Le Franc, Marquis de Pompignan (born August 10, 1709 in Montauban , † November 1, 1784 in Pompignan ) was a French writer.
Life
Lefranc de Pompignan was initially advocate general, then first president at the higher tax court in his hometown. He gave up his office to devote himself entirely to literature. He moved to Paris, where he was accepted into the Académie française in 1759 . After a violent argument with the encyclopedists , especially with Voltaire and d'Alembert , he retired to his estate, where he died in 1784.
He was the first to translate Aeschylus into French. His daughter was probably the women's rights activist Olympe de Gouges , but he did not recognize her.
Works
- Didon (tragedy, 1734)
- Poésies sacrées (Paris 1751)
- Œuvres complètes (Paris 1784, 6 volumes)
- Œuvres choisies (Paris 1822, 2 volumes)
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
- Works by and about Jean-Jacques Lefranc de Pompignan in the German Digital Library
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SURNAME | Pompignan, Jean-Jacques Lefranc de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Le Franc, Jean Jacques |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1709 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montauban |
DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1784 |
Place of death | Pompignan (Tarn-et-Garonne) |