Françoise-Albine Benoist (1724 - 1809)

Short name Françoise-Albine Benoist
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First name Françoise-Albine
Birth name Benoist
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Alternative name Françoise-Albine Benoit , Françoise-Albine Puzin de la Martinière
Date of birth 1724
Date of death 1809
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Sex Female
Place of birth Lyon (FRA)
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Lived in Paris , France
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Françoise-Albine Benoist was ...
related to Voltaire
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Place(s) of Residence Paris , France
Receptions of Françoise-Albine Benoist, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
Title Author Date Type
Sketches of the lives and writings of the ladies of France Ann Thicknesse 1780 comments on person
*Mention dans Mémoires particuliers Marie-Jeanne Philippon Roland 1780 comments on person
*Mention dans L.S. Mercier, Le tableau de Paris Louis-Sébastien Mercier 1781 mentions person
Mentioned in: - La Porte 1769 V, 309-379 (see hyperlink for list) - Boudier de Villemert 1779 - Briquet 1804 - Mornet, Introduction Nouvelle Héloïse, 1925 - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "Benoist received no formal education, and does not appear to have frequented well-known literary circles". - Stephens 111 Cf. - M.M. Krings, Madame Benoît, eine "romancière oubliée" des 18. Jahrhunderts. Aix-la-Chapelle, 1982.
Other years proposed 1731-1789 (Cragg, Arguelles). Contributor to Journal des Dames (1759-17XX - 5 textes) Corresponded with Voltaire in 1765/6 - Svd