Louis d'Ussieux

Louis d'Ussieux
Born Louis Dussieux
30 March 1744
Angoulême
Died 21 August 1805(1805-08-21) (aged 61)
Historian, journalist, translator, agronomist

Louis d'Ussieux, real name Louis Dussieux, (30 March 1744 in Angoulême[1][2] – 21 August 1805 in château des Vaux) was an 18th-century French writer, historian, journalist, translator and agronomist.

In 1777, he was among the founders and editors of the Journal de Paris and collaborated with the Collection universelle des mémoires particuliers relatifs à l'histoire de France. A Girondin, he was banned before being elected in 1795 a member of the Council of Ancients until 1799.

Works

Tome 1 : I. Henriette et Luci, ou les Amies rivales, nouvelle écossaise. II. Jeanne Gray, anecdote anglaise. III. Berthold, prince de Moravie, anecdote historique Text online. IV. Clémence d'Entragues, ou le Siège d'Aubigny, anecdote française. V. Élizène, anecdote ottomane.
Tome 2 : VI. Les Princes d'Arménie, nouvelle Text online. VII. Jean sans Peur, duc de Bourgogne, nouvelle française Text online. VIII. Raymond et Mariane, nouvelle portugaise Text online. IX. Roger et Victor de Sabran, nouvelle française Text online. X. Thélaïre, nouvelle mexicaine Text online.
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References

  1. According to the civil status of this city
  2. Roger Caratini, Dictionnaire des personnages de la Révolution

Bibliography

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