Beffroy de Reigny, Louis-Abel
Beffroy de Reigny, Louis-Abel
Beffroy de Reigny, Louis-Abel, French dramatist and composer who used the pseudonym Cousin Jacques; b. Lâon, Nov. 6, 1757; d. Paris, Dec. 17, 1811. He was one of the principal dramatists during the era of the French Revolution. He wrote many popular stage pieces, including the enormously successful Nicodeme dans la lune (Paris, 1790).
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