Gaspard Abeille
(1648/1718)
French clergyman, poet and playwright. He was admitted to the French Academy in 1704.
Jean Ablancourt (Jacobé de Frémont d')
(1621/1696)
Diplomat, writer, geographer and historian.
Laure Junot Abrantès (Duchess of)
(1784/1838)
A memoirist, friend of Josephine, wife of General Junot, her Memoirs on the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration were a considerable success.
Juliette Adam
(1836/1936)
A woman of letters and a salon hostess, she notably published works on political life after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, a period during which her salon was frequented by influential writers and politicians. She founded the Nouvelle Revue (1879).
Marie d'Agoult
(1805/1870)
A woman of letters and mistress of Franz Liszt, she published historical and philosophical works under the name Daniel Stern.
Pierre-Joseph Alary
(1689/1770)
French clergyman and man of letters. He was elected a member of the French Academy in 1723.