Charles Pinot Duclos (February 12, 1704 – March 26, 1772), was a French author. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created
He was born at Dinan, in Brittany. Dinan (Dinan Gallo: Dinan) is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into At an early age, he was sent to study at Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city After some time spent in dissipation he began to cultivate the society of the wits of the time, and joined the club or association of young men who published their joint efforts in light literature under the titles of Recueil de ces messieurs, Étrennes de la saint Jean, Œufs de Pâques, etc. His romance of Acajou et Zirphile, composed to suit a series of plates which had been engraved for another work, was produced in consequence of a sort of wager amongst its members. Duclos had previously written two other romances, which were more favourably received--The Baroness de Luz (1741), and the Confessions of the Count de *** (1747).
His first serious publication was the History of Louis XI, which is dry and epigrammatical in style but displays considerable powers of research and impartiality. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle The reputation of Duclos as an author was confirmed by the publication of his Considérations sur les mœurs de ce siècle (1751), a work justly praised by La Harpe as containing a great deal of sound and ingenious reflection. Jean-François de La Harpe ( November 20 1739 &ndash February 11 1803) was a French Playwright, writer and Critic It was translated into English and German. The Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du dix-huitième siècle, intended by the author as a sort of sequel to the preceding work, are much inferior in style and matter, and are, in reality, little better than a kind of romance. In consequence of his History of Louis XI, he was appointed historiographer of France, when that place became vacant on Voltaire's retirement to Prussia. François-Marie Arouet ( 21 November 1694 30 May 1778) better known by the Pen name Voltaire, was a French Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state His Secret Memoirs of the Reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV (for which he was able to utilize the Mémoires of Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, suppressed in 1755), were not published until after the French Revolution. Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon ( January 16, 1675 &ndash March 2, 1755) French soldier Diplomatist and writer The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an
Duclos became a member of the Academy of Inscriptions in 1739 and of the Académie française in 1747, being appointed perpetual secretary. L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In 1747, both academies were indebted to him not only for many valuable contributions, but also for several useful regulations and improvements. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a As a member of the Academy of Inscriptions, he composed several memoirs on trial by combat, on the origin and revolutions of the Celtic and French languages, and on scenic representations and the ancient drama. The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people As a member of the French Academy, he assisted in compiling the new edition of the Dictionary, which was published in 1762; and he made some just and philosophical remarks on the Port Royal Grammar. On several occasions he distinguished himself by vindicating the honour and prerogatives of the societies to which he belonged, and the dignity of the literary character in general. He used to say of himself, "I shall leave behind me a name dear to literary men. "
The citizens of Dinan, whose interests he always supported with zeal, appointed him mayor of their town in 1744, though he was resident at Paris, and in this capacity he took part in the assembly of the estates of Brittany. Upon the requisition of this body the king granted him letters of nobility. In 1763 he was advised to retire from France for some time, having rendered himself obnoxious to the government by the opinions he had expressed on the dispute between the duc d'Aiguillon, and M. de La Chalotais, the friend and countryman of Duclos. Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu duc d'Aiguilon ( July 31, 1720 &ndash 1782 was a French Statesman and a nephew of the Louis-René de Caradeuc de La Chalotais ( March 6 1701, Rennes - July 12 1785, Rennes) was a French jurist who Accordingly he set out first for England (1763), then for Italy (1766); and on his return he wrote his Considerations on Italy. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest He died in Paris.
As a character, Duclos was considered a mixture of impulsiveness and prudence. Jean-Jacques Rousseau described him laconically as a man droit et adroit. In his manners he displayed a bluntness that frequently rendered him disagreeable; and his caustic wit made him enemies. To those who knew him, however, he was a pleasant companion. A considerable number of his bons mots have been preserved by his biographers.
A complete edition of the works of Duclos, including an unfinished autobiography, was published by Auger (1821). See also Sainte-Beuve, Causeries du lundi, t. Saint Beuve redirects here For the eponymous saint see Beuve Abbess of Saint Pierre de Reims. ix. ; René Kerviler, La Bretagne et l'Académie française du XVIIIe siècle (1889); L. Mandon, De la valeur historique des mémoires secrets de Duclos (1872).
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