Nicolas Chamfort
1740 – 1794 · aged 54
French journalist and moralistic author
- Born
- 6 Apr 1740 · Clermont
- Died
- 13 Apr 1794 · Paris
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- 6 Apr 1740BornBorn in Clermont
- 1781 – 1794RoleMember of the Académie française
- 13 Apr 1794DiedDied in Paris
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
Biography
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, known in his adult life as Nicolas Chamfort and as Sébastien Nicolas de Chamfort (French: [ʃɑ̃fɔʁ]; 6 April 1741 – 13 April 1794), was a French writer, best known for his epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary to Louis XVI's sister Madame Élisabeth, and of the Jacobin club.
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