Auguste Arnould
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born29 April 1803
Died8 March 1854 (aged 50)
OccupationsPoet, playwright, historian, novelist and essayist
Auguste Jean François Arnould | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 April 1803 |
| Died | 8 March 1854 (aged 50) |
| Occupations | Poet, playwright, historian, novelist and essayist |
| Spouse | Jeanne Sylvanie Arnould-Plessy |
Auguste Jean François Arnould (29 April 1803 – 8 March 1854) was a French poet, playwright, historian, novelist and essayist of the first half of the 19th century.[1]
He first studied law to become a lawyer but did not feel the vocation and preferred to devote himself to literature.
His plays were presented on the most famous Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, Théâtre de la Renaissance, Théâtre de l'Odéon, Comédie-Française etc.
Married to the actress Jeanne Sylvanie Arnould-Plessy of the Comédie française, He died in Saint Petersburg, where he had accompanied her on a tour.
