Benoist, Françoise-Albine (1730 - 1795)
| Short name | Benoist, Françoise-Albine |
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| VIAF | https://viaf.org/viaf/61578188 |
| First name | Françoise-Albine |
| Birth name | Puzin |
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| Alternative name | Françoise-Albine Benoit , Françoise-Albine Puzin de La Martinière |
| Date of birth | 1730 |
| Date of death | 1795 |
| Birth date Notes | 12-08-1730 |
| Death date Notes | 21-10-1795 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Lyon |
| Place of death | Paris |
| Lived in | Paris , France |
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| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | - |
Benoist, Françoise-Albine was ...
| related to | Voltaire |
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| Place(s) of Residence | Paris , France |
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Receptions of Benoist, Françoise-Albine, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
| Sketches of the lives and writings of the ladies of France | Thicknesse, Ann | 1780 | comments on person |
| *Mention dans Mémoires particuliers | Marie-Jeanne Philippon Roland | 1780 | comments on person |
| *Mention dans L.S. Mercier, Le tableau de Paris | Louis-Sébastien Mercier | 1781 | None |
Mentioned in:
- La Porte 1769 V, 309-379 (see hyperlink for list)
- Boudier de Villemert 1779
- Briquet 1804
- Mornet, Introduction Nouvelle Héloïse, 1925
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "Benoist received no formal education, and does not appear to have frequented well-known literary circles".
- Stephens 111
Cf.
- M.M. Krings, Madame Benoît, eine "romancière oubliée" des 18. Jahrhunderts. Aix-la-Chapelle, 1982.
For the recently corrected birth and death dates, generally given as 1724-1809, see the archival documents references on Wikipedia.
Contributor to Journal des Dames (1759-17XX - 5 textes)
Corresponded with Voltaire in 1765/6 - Svd