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Jean-Jacques Lefranc Pompignan, marquis de
(1709—1784)
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(1709–84).
Poet. Born in Montauban, he practised as a magistrate, then devoted himself to letters; he knew Hebrew and several other languages and possessed a remarkable library. His works include ...
From: Pompignan, Jean‐Jacques Lefranc, marquis de in The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French »