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Sophie Bawr

Baroness Sophie de Bawr (8 October 1773 – 31 December 1860), born Alexandrine-Sophie Goury de Champgrand, was a French writer, playwright and composer, also known as "Comtesse de Saint-Simon", "Baronne de Bawr", and "M.

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Sophie Bawr

Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845): Die französische Schriftstellerin und Komponistin Sophie de Bawr (1773–1860), 1819. Harvard Art Museums.

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Full name
Alexandrine-Sophie Goury de Champgrand.
Born
1773. · Paris.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
composer, playwright, writer and novelist.
Fields
opera.
Movements
classical music.
Languages
French.

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Baroness Sophie de Bawr (8 October 1773 – 31 December 1860), born Alexandrine-Sophie Goury de Champgrand, was a French writer, playwright and composer, also known as "Comtesse de Saint-Simon", "Baronne de Bawr", and "M.

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