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| Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis | |
|---|---|
 Piis painted by Lagrenée in 1810(Musée de la Révolution française). | |
| Born | 17 September 1755 Paris, France |
| Died | 22 May 1832(1832-05-22) (aged 76) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Man of letters, playwright |
| Nationality | French |
| Notable works | Les Solitaires de Normandie, le Savetier et le Financier |
Pierre-Antoine-Augustin (17 September 1755, Paris – 22 May 1832, Paris), chevalier de Piis was a French dramatist and man of letters.
Life and career
With Pierre-Yves Barré he was one of the co-founders of Paris's Théâtre du Vaudeville.
In 1794, he wrote the song, "La Liberté des Nègres", which celebrated the abolition of slavery by the French National Convention.
He was the son of Pierre-Joseph de Piis, chevalier de Saint-Louis and major to the Cap Français, and as such was intended for service in France's colonial army. However, due to his delicate health, he gave up the military and completed at the collège d'Harcourt the studies he had begun at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.
Sources
- Ferdinand Hoefer, Nouvelle biographie générale, t. 40, Paris, Firmin Didot, frères, 1862, p. 226-7.
- Louis Gustave Vapereau, Dictionnaire universel des littératures, Paris, Hachette, 1876, p. 1600
See also
External links
Media related to Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis at Wikimedia Commons
- 1755 births
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- 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights
- 18th-century French male musicians
- 18th-century French male writers
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- 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
- 19th-century French male musicians
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- 19th-century French songwriters
- Composers from Paris
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