Aignan, Étienne |
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BORN 9 Apr 1773, Beaugency, Loiret - DIED 21 Jun 1824, Paris: 5e Ancien GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Père Lachaise, Rue du Repos 16 (division 11, Chemin Méhul, ligne 04, Numéro 5 (Moiroux: X-23)) |
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Étienne Aignan was born into a family of lawyers. He studied in Orléans and was interested in poetry from an early age. In 1792 he became public prosecutor at the age of nineteen. In 1793 he was arrested, but he was released afterwards. In that year he wrote the tragedy "La Mort de Louis XVI". His comical opera "L'Hôtellerie portugaise" was performed at the théâtre Feydeau in 1798. In 1800 he became secreatarty general of the Loiret prefecture and appointments at the Cher prefecture and in Paris followed. In 1814 he was elected to the Institut de France and on 21 March 1816 he became a member of the Académie Française. He translated into French the ancient Greek poem "Iliad" and works by Alexander Pope and Oliver Goldsmith. He was married to Tullie Claudine Françoise Montanier. Aignan died in 1824 in Paris. |
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 The grave of Étienne Aignan at Père Lachaise, Paris. Picture by Androom (07 Nov 2024) |
Sources • Moiroux, Jules, Guide Illustré du cimetière du Père Lachaise, 1906 • Étienne Aignan - Wikipédia (FR) • Cimetière du Père Lachaise - APPL - AIGNAN Etienne (1773-1824) |
