Auguste Jean François Arnould
Born29 April 1803
Died8 March 1854(1854-03-08) (aged 50)
Occupation(s)Poet, playwright, historian, novelist and essayist
SpouseJeanne Sylvanie Arnould-Plessy

Auguste Jean François Arnould (29 April 1803 – 8 March 1854) was a French poet, playwright, historian, novelist and essayist of the first half of the 19th century.[1]

He first studied law to become a lawyer but did not feel the vocation and preferred to devote himself to literature.

His plays were presented on the most famous Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, Théâtre de la Renaissance, Théâtre de l'Odéon, Comédie-Française etc.

Married to the actress Jeanne Sylvanie Arnould-Plessy of the Comédie française, He died in Saint Petersburg, where he had accompanied her on a tour.

Works

Theatre

History

Poetry

Novels

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Zupanov, Ines G. (2019-05-15). The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits. Oxford University Press. p. 765. ISBN 978-0-19-092498-0.