Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

(1716/1795)

A clergyman, archaeologist, numismatist, and man of letters, he was Keeper of the Cabinet of Medals at the King's Library. He was a member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres and the French Academy. He was the author of *The Voyage of Young Anacharsis in Greece*.

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Gérard Bauer

Gérard Bauer

(1888/1967)

A journalist, memoirist, and essayist, he writes weekly columns for Le Figaro. He is a member of the Académie Goncourt.

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Hervé Bazin

Hervé Bazin

(1911/1996)

Écrivain, auteur de Vipère au poing (1948, roman autobiographique), membre de l’Académie Goncourt.

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Fanny Beauharnais (de)

Fanny Beauharnais (de)

(1737/1813)

Femme de lettres, épouse d’Eugène de Beauharnais, elle reçoit dans son célèbre Salon de la rue de Tournon, Restif de la Bretonne, Olympe de Gouge ou encore Louis-Sébastien Mercier.

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