Louis Léonard de Loménie

Louis Léonard de Loménie (1815-78) was a French author, born at SaintYrieix. He studied at Avignon and in 1845 was appointed professor of French literature at the Collge de France. His first literary work was a series of biographical sketches, published under the title "Galerie des contemporains illustres par un homme de rien" (1846-47). In 1864 he was appointed professor of French literature in the cole Polytechnique and became a member of the French Academy. His chief work is "Beaumarchais et son temps" (1855), marked by much scholarly research. He also wrote "La comtesse de Rochefort et ses amis" (1871); "Esquisses historiques et littéraires" (1878); "Les Mirabeau" (1879).

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