Alexis Piron

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Alexis Piron was an 18th-century French poet and dramatist best known for his sharp wit, satirical works, and contributions to French comic theatre.

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instanceOf French poet
dramatist
human
playwright
satirist
birthDate 1689-07-09
birthPlace Dijon
Kingdom of France
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1773-01-19
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Paris
describedBySource Encyclopædia Britannica
Larousse encyclopédique
educatedAt Jesuit college in Dijon
employer Comédie-Française
Théâtre-Italien
familyName Piron
genre comedy
poetry
satire
givenName Alexis
hasWorkType epigram
one-act comedy
tragedy
vaudeville
influenced French comic theatre
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Académie de Dijon
movement French Enlightenment
name Alexis Piron
nominatedFor Académie française
notableFor contributions to French comic theatre
epigrams hostile to the Académie française
satirical works
sharp wit
notableWork Arlequin Deucalion
linked to: Arlecchino

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occupation dramatist
playwright
poet
satirist
positionHeld secretary to the Duke of Bourbon-Condé
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
workPeriod 18th century

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Opéra-Comique foundedBy Alexis Piron
subject linked to: Opéra-Comique, Paris, France
Alexis Piron name Alexis Piron