Nicolas de la Grange

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Nicolas de la Grange (* 1707 ; † 1767 ) was a French playwright and translator .

Live and act

He became known for his translation of Lucretius ' De rerum natura and several other plays. La Grange served as tutor for the children of Baron d'Holbach and worked with Jacques-André Naigeon on the translation of Seneca's works .

Works (selection)

  • Le bon tuteur, et l'indolent. Libr. Assoc., La Haye (1770)
  • Oeuvres de théâtre de M. de La Grange. Duchesne, Paris (1758)
  • Les contre-temps: Comédie. (1772)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Consortium of European Research Libraries. Nicolas de la Grange
  2. ^ Evelyn Beatrice Hall: The friends of Voltaire. Smith, London 1906, p. 130
personal data
SURNAME La Grange, Nicolas de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French playwright, translator
DATE OF BIRTH 1707
DATE OF DEATH 1767