Pierre-Joseph Charrin
Pierre-Joseph Charrin (2 February 1784 – 25 April 1863) was a 19th-century French poet, chansonnier, playwright and goguettier. He was a member of the Caveau moderne and founder, in 1813, of the Soupers de Momus. 14 August 1814, he was received in the Caveau lyonnais.
Pierre-Joseph Charrin

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- Born
- 2 February 1784
- Birthplace
- Lyon
- Died
- 24 April 1863
- Place of death
- Écouen
- Occupation
- Poet Chansonnier
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Pierre-Joseph Charrin (2 February 1784 – 25 April 1863) was a 19th-century French poet, chansonnier, playwright and goguettier. He was a member of the Caveau moderne and founder, in 1813, of the Soupers de Momus. 14 August 1814, he was received in the Caveau lyonnais.
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On that occasion he wrote reception couplets. In 1815, in collaboration with César de Proisy d'Eppe, Alexis Eymery, René Perrin and Joseph Tastu, he was one of the five editors of the Dictionnaire des girouettes, ou Nos contemporains peints d'après eux-mêmes.. Par une société de girouettes.. This 444 pages book which stigmatized the opportunists of the period 1789-1815, including illustrious members of the Caveau moderne such as Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis and Emmanuel Dupaty, contributed to the demise of that society in 1817.
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• Born — 2 February 1784 • Birthplace — Lyon • Died — 24 April 1863 • Place of death — Écouen • Occupation — Poet Chansonnier
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• Poetry • 1808: Le Cimetière de village; Tobie, ou les Captifs de Ninive; mes Loisirs • 1817: le Passe-temps • 1825: Album poétique. • Theatre • Songs • 1816: L'Enfant lyrique du Carnaval, published by Ourry, includes the song Les Amours d'un jeune Tambour. It was wrongly attributed to M. Delorme. • 1817: Les Passe-Tems d'un momusien, ou Chansons et poésies by P.-J. Charrin • 1817: Les soirées de famille. Tome 1, contes, nouvelles, traits historiques et anecdotes; recueil philosophique, moral et divertissant • Les Passe-Tems d'un momusien, ou Chansons et poésies de P.-J. Charrin, Membre de plusieurs Académies, Convive des soupers de Momus, etc. Ornés de 4 Gravures et de 8 Airs notés. Locard et Davi éditeurs, Paris 1817, 201 pages. • The collection by Théophile-Marion Dumersan and Noël Ségur, Chansons nationales et populaires de France précédées d'une Histoire de la chanson française et accompagnées de notes historiques et littéraires, 17th edition, reworked ans augmented, Garnier frères éditeur, Paris 1866, contains 12 songs by Pierre-Joseph Charrin.
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