Beaumarchais
Pierre Au·gus·tin Ca·ron de [pyeroh-gy-stanka-rawnduh], /pyɛr oʊ güˈstɛ̃ kaˈrɔ̃ də/, 1732–99, French dramatist.
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Pierre-Augustin Caron he was christened, and it was in his soaring years that he added "de Beaumarchais."
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinBut Beaumarchais was not the only author who owed his notoriety to his legal proceedings.
The latter favored (in appearance at least) M. Beaumarchais' claim.
The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) | Moncure Daniel ConwayIt was the ruin of Beaumarchais that he deceived Deane about that million.
The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) | Moncure Daniel ConwayRossini is Beaumarchais in music; Beaumarchais is not Mozart in literature.
The Life of Rossini | Henry Sutherland Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for Beaumarchais
/ (French bomarʃɛ) /
Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
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