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Étienne Jourdan

Étienne Jourdan (? – Paris, 9 March 1847), was a 19th-century French playwright, engraver and chansonnier. An engraver, member of the caveau moderne, he wrote some theatre plays given at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, the Théâtre du Vaudeville and the Théâtre de la Gaîté as well as a collection of songs of which the best known is La Goguette. Some of his couplets, published in the Paris press, were famous political diatribes.

Étienne Jourdan

Full name
Pierre Jean Étienne Jourdan.
Born
1781.
Died
1847. · former 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
dramaturge, chansonnier and printmaker.
Languages
French.

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Étienne Jourdan (? – Paris, 9 March 1847), was a 19th-century French playwright, engraver and chansonnier. An engraver, member of the caveau moderne, he wrote some theatre plays given at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, the Théâtre du Vaudeville and the Théâtre de la Gaîté as well as a collection of songs of which the best known is La Goguette. Some of his couplets, published in the Paris press, were famous political diatribes.

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