Louis-François Beffara | |
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Bust of Beffara at musée de la Police de Paris. | |
Born | 23 August 1751 Nonancourt |
Died | 2 February 1838(1838-02-02) (aged 86) Paris |
Occupation(s) | Commissaire de police Writer |
Louis-François Beffara (23 August 1751 – 2 February 1838) was a French writer.
A commissaire de police in Paris from 1792 to 1816, he bequeathed the Bibliothèque nationale de France his manuscripts regarding opera houses in France and abroad.
Selected works
- 1777: Esprit de Molière, ou choix de maximes et portraits… tirés de ses ouvrages, 2 vol.
- 1821: Dissertation sur J. B. Poquelin de Molière
- 1835: Maison natale de Molière
References
- Bibliographie de la France, 1838, (p. 660).
- Dezobry et Bachelet, Dictionnaire de biographie, t.1, Ch.Delagrave, 1876, (p. 255)
External links
- Louis-François Beffara on Data.bnf.fr
- Louis-François Beffara on Répertoire des arts du spectacle.
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