Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian
Louis-Pierre Baour (24 March 1770 – 18 December 1854) was a French poet and writer. He wrote under the names Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian, Louis-Pierre-Marie-François, Pierre-Marie-François-Louis or Pierre-Marie-Louis Baour-Lormian. • Illustration — Birthplace of Pierre-Baour Lormian.
Also recorded as Louis Pierre Marie François Baour-Lormian
Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian
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- Born
- 1770 · Toulouse.
- Died
- 1854 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- poet · translator · writer · playwright
- Fields
- poetry · drama · translation from Italian · translation from English
- Languages
- French · Italian · English
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Louis-Pierre Baour (24 March 1770 – 18 December 1854) was a French poet and writer. He wrote under the names Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian, Louis-Pierre-Marie-François, Pierre-Marie-François-Louis or Pierre-Marie-Louis Baour-Lormian. • Illustration — Birthplace of Pierre-Baour Lormian.
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Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian (1770–1854) was a French playwright, poet and translator, among other activities. Born in Toulouse, the playwright died in Paris.
Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian was a member of Académie Française and held the position of seat 9 of the Académie française. The playwright was active in drama, poetry and translation from English. Languages used include English, French and Italian.
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Baour-Lormian was born at Toulouse. Baour first published satires, then in translations in verse (1795) of Ossian's poems and of Torquato Tasso Jerusalem Delivered. He successfully put on a production of the tragedy of Omasis, ou Joseph en Égypte as well as the operas La Jérusalem délivrée, Aminte, and Alexandre à Babylone. He worked in all the literary genres, even in epic poetry (L'Atlantide, 1812). In 1819, he redid his translation of Torquato Tasso, which remains his main work. In his last years, having gone blind, he put the poem of Job into verse. He was elected a member of the Académie Française on 29 March 1815. Baour-Lormian died at Paris in 1854.
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• Poésies Galiques (1801) • Omasis (1806) • Mahomet II (1810) • Veillées poétiques (1811) • Fêtes de l'Hymen • La Jérusalem délivrée (1812, opera, translation of Jerusalem Delivered) • Poésies d'Ossian (1827, verse translation of the works of Ossian)
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The authorities additionally record the heading Louis Pierre Marie François Baour-Lormian. His recorded languages were French, Italian and English.
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Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian worked in poetry, drama, translation from Italian, translation from English and translation into French. Recorded position is seat 9 of the Académie française. He belonged to Académie Française.
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Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian is recorded as poet, translator, writer and playwright.
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1770
Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian born at Toulouse.
1854
Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian died at Paris.
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