Claude Brossette
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Claude Brossette, seigneur de Varennes d'Appetour (November 7, 1671, Theizé
, Lyonnais
- 1743) was a French
lawyer and writer. He was educated at the Collège de la Trinité in Lyon
and joined the Jesuits before turning to law.
In 1700 he founded the Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Lyon, where he remained a bibliothecarian until 1743, and whose secretary he was appointed in 1724.
Brossette was a man of far-reaching connections, exchanging letters with Academy President Bouhier, Abbot Olivet
and Father Vanière from Toulouse
. Between 1699 and 1710 he was a regular correspondent of Paris
poet and satirist Boileau
, whose works he edited with commentaries. Their correspondence was published in 1770 by François Louis Cizeron Rival. He was acquainted with François de Lamoignon and Bernard de La Monnoye
from the Académie Française
, and with Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
. Later his reach widened; he exchanged point of views with Voltaire
, Louis Racine
, Abbot Lenglet-Dufresnoy, Déon, and Father Brumoy.
Theizé
Theizé is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, Lyonnais
Lyonnais
The Lyonnais is a historical province of France which owes its name to the city of Lyon.The geographical area known as the Lyonnais became part of the Kingdom of Burgundy after the division of the Carolingian Empire...
- 1743) was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
lawyer and writer. He was educated at the Collège de la Trinité in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
and joined the Jesuits before turning to law.
In 1700 he founded the Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Lyon, where he remained a bibliothecarian until 1743, and whose secretary he was appointed in 1724.
Brossette was a man of far-reaching connections, exchanging letters with Academy President Bouhier, Abbot Olivet
Olivet
-Places:Middle East* The Mount of Olives, on the east side of JerusalemFrance* Olivet, Loiret, in the Loiret département* Olivet, Mayenne, in the Mayenne départementUnited States* Olivet, Illinois* Olivet, Kansas* Olivet, Michigan...
and Father Vanière from Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
. Between 1699 and 1710 he was a regular correspondent of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
poet and satirist Boileau
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux was a French poet and critic.-Biography:Boileau was born in the rue de Jérusalem, in Paris, France. He was brought up to the law, but devoted to letters, associating himself with La Fontaine, Racine, and Molière...
, whose works he edited with commentaries. Their correspondence was published in 1770 by François Louis Cizeron Rival. He was acquainted with François de Lamoignon and Bernard de La Monnoye
Bernard de la Monnoye
Bernard de La Monnoye was a French lawyer, poet, philologue and critic, known chiefly by his carols Christmas in Bourgogne.-Biography:...
from the Académie Française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
, and with Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau was a French poet.-Biography:Rousseau was born in Paris, the son of a shoemaker, and was well educated. As a young man, he gained favour with Boileau, who encouraged him to write. Rousseau began with the theatre, for which he had no aptitude...
. Later his reach widened; he exchanged point of views with Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
, Louis Racine
Louis Racine
Louis Racine was a French poet.The second son of the dramatist Jean Racine, he was born in Paris. Interested in poetry from childhood, he had been dissuaded from trying to make it his career by Boileau on the grounds that the gift never existed in two successive generations...
, Abbot Lenglet-Dufresnoy, Déon, and Father Brumoy.
Works
- Histoire Abrégée ou éloge historique de la ville de Lyon, 1711
- Editions of Boileau, MolièreMolièreJean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...