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Also known as Legrand, Maurice-Étienne

thumb|Franc-Nohain Maurice Étienne Legrand, who published under the pseudonym Franc-Nohain (; 25 October 187218 October 1934), was a French librettist and poet. He is best known for his libretti for Maurice Ravel's opera ''L'heure espagnole'' and for numerous operettas by Claude Terrasse.

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Born
1873
Died
1934
Works
35

Top works

  • Fiches d'histoire politique et sociale contemporaine, 1910-1911-1912
  • Confessions sur les femmes, l'amour, l'opium, l'idéal, etc.--
  • Le cabinet de lecture
  • L'heure espagnole
  • Chacun treize à la douzaine

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
France
Active from
1872
Active to
1934

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Étienne
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Corbigny
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
lawyer
Position held
editor-in-chief
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
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Commons category
Franc-Nohain
date of birth
1872-10-25
date of death
1934-10-18
birth name
Maurice Étienne Legrand
pseudonym
Franc-Nohain
name in native language
Franc-Nohain
Commons Creator page
Franc-Nohain
has works in the collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art
writing language
French
partnership with
Le Chat Noir
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Life
  • Works
  • Libretti
  • References
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thumb|Franc-Nohain Maurice Étienne Legrand, who published under the pseudonym Franc-Nohain (; 25 October 187218 October 1934), was a French librettist and poet. He is best known for his libretti for Maurice Ravel's opera ''L'heure espagnole and for numerous operettas by Claude Terrasse.

==Life== Maurice Étienne Legrand was born in 1872 in Corbigny; his father was an overseer-agent. He attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly. In the late 1880s he contributed poems to the literary magazine Potache-Revue (potache'' being slang for 'schoolkid'), along with André Gide, Léon Blum, Pierre Louÿs, Maurice Quillot and others. Later, he published in the journal Le Chat noir. He also founded Le Canard sauvage and became the editor of ''L'Écho de Paris. He also became a lawyer and deputy prefect.

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