Pierre-Joseph Alary
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Pierre-Joseph Alary was a French ecclesiastic and writer.
and sous-précepteur to Louis XV, he attended the salon of Madame de Lambert, was elected to the Académie française
in 1723 and the following year was one of the founders of the Club de l'Entresol
. Bachaumont commented on Alary's election to the:
Alary's successor in the Académie, Gabriel-Henri Gaillard
, gave a completely different portrait:
Life
Prior of Gournay-sur-MarneGournay-sur-Marne
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and sous-précepteur to Louis XV, he attended the salon of Madame de Lambert, 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 1723 and the following year was one of the founders of the Club de l'Entresol
Club de l'Entresol
The Club de l'Entresol |Mezzanine]] Club) was a think-tank, club and discussion group founded in 1724 by Pierre-Joseph Alary and Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre on the English model for free discussion of political and economic questions...
. Bachaumont commented on Alary's election to the:
Alary's successor in the Académie, Gabriel-Henri Gaillard
Gabriel-Henri Gaillard
Gabriel-Henri Gaillard , French historian, was born at Ostel, Picardy.He was educated for the bar, but after finishing his studies adopted a literary career, ultimately devoting his chief attention to history...
, gave a completely different portrait: