Étienne Aignan

Étienne Aignan (April 9 1773 - June 21 1824) was a French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright born in Beaugency-sur-Loire.

In 1814 he was made a member of the Académie française, replacing Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in Seat 27.

Among his works are:
*a verse translation of the Iliad,
*translations of Pope, Goldsmith, and Elisa Hervey,
*the play "" (Paris 1793) covering the trial and execution of King Louis XVI,
*librettos for the operas "Maria Seski" (1799), "Nephtali, ou les Ammonites" by Blangini (Ballard, Paris 1806), and the Arthurian "Arthus de Bretagne",
*"The Condition of the Protestants in France" (1818) and
*"Histoire du jury" (A. Eymery, Paris 1822).

References

* [http://www.academie-francaise.fr/immortels/base/academiciens/fiche.asp?param=325 Académie française Étienne Aignan page] (in French)
* [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?b=UF00000720&v=00001 Full images of all pages for "La mort de Louis XVI: ..."] in the University of Florida Digital Collections
* [http://www.lib.umd.edu/RARE/Exhibits/ThirdEstate/Louis.html University of Maryland copy of "La mort de Louis XVI: ..."] [http://www.lib.umd.edu/RARE/Exhibits/ThirdEstate/lamort.html]
* [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/acpbibs/reel.htm Arthurian operas]
* [http://dbserv1-bcu.unil.ch/oron/oronrech.php?Arg=Etienne+Aignan Château d'Oron library search] (in French)
* [http://chronobio.asurtech.com/structure.php3?rub=3&id=8683 Dates] (in French)