Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière
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Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière (Le Loroux-Bottereau
, 1610 - Paris
, 4 June 1663) was a French physician, man of letters and dramatist.
He was elected to the Académie française
in 1655. He was a major figure in the next few years in the codification of the classical French drama, along with Jean Chapelain
and François Hedelin d'Aubignac.
Le Loroux-Bottereau
Le Loroux-Bottereau is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
, 1610 - 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...
, 4 June 1663) was a French physician, man of letters and dramatist.
He was elected to 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,...
in 1655. He was a major figure in the next few years in the codification of the classical French drama, along with Jean Chapelain
Jean Chapelain
Jean Chapelain was a French poet and writer.-Biography:Chapelain was born in Paris. His father wanted him to become a notary; but his mother, who had known Pierre de Ronsard, had decided otherwise...
and François Hedelin d'Aubignac.