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Also known as Cazotte

French writer

Person · Open Library

Born
17 October 1719
Died
25 September 1792
Works
58

Top works

  • Skorospi͡eloĭ lord, novai͡a povi͡estʹ
  • Vli︠u︡blennyĭ dukh, ili Prikli︠u︡chenīe Dona Alʹvara
  • Observations sur la lettre de J.J. Rousseau au sujet de la musique françoise ...
  • Amores do diabo
  • Observations sur la Lettre de J.J. Rousseau

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1819-06-20
Active to
1880-10-05

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
10

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Key facts

Born
Jacques Cazotte , 17 October 1719, Dijon , France
Died
25 September 1792 (1792-09-25) (aged 72), Paris , France
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
French

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jacques
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Dijon
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
poet
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Notable work
The Devil in Love
Genre
prose
Image
Portrait of Jacques Cazotte.jpg
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cause of death
decapitation
has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
writing language
French
manner of death
capital punishment
date of death
1792-09-25
Commons category
Jacques Cazotte
date of birth
1720-00-00
name in native language
Jacques Cazotte
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Moldova
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Works in European collections

12 objects attributed to Jacques Cazotte, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Jacques Cazotte ( French: [kazɔt]; 17 October 1719 – 25 September 1792) was a French writer and a monarchist. He predicted the Reign of Terror and was guillotined shortly after.

Life

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