Discussion:Jean-François Boisard

Littérature

• Frere, Edouard: Manuel du bibliographe normand. Rouen, 1858. Vol I
• Hoefer, Jean Chrétien Ferdinand: Nouvelle Biographie générale, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu’à nos jours. Paris, 1862. Vol. VI
• La Grande Encyclopédie, inventaire raisonné des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts, Paris 1902, Tome VII
• Encyclopédie universelle du XXe siècle, Lettres, Sciences, Arts. Paris 1908, Tome II
• Grente, Georges: Dictionnaires des Lettres françaises. Le Dix-huitième siècle. Paris 1960, Vol. I
  • NOTE: One can notice that, in consulting the above mentioned references, several other Boisard appear. They are less known authors of the 18th – 19th centuries, such as for instance: François Boisard who published a novel in 5 volumes, Pastorale, and various studies on the topography and the history of the cities of his region (Calvados). Another Boisard was a regular contributor to the Mémorial du Calvados and the author of a work on "Les Cziganys de Hongrie" (The Gypsies of Hungary). Claude Florimond Boisard (de Ponteau) was a famous comic author. Moreover, he was the author of almost all mimes and ballets presented at the "Opéra Comique de Paris", when his was its director, from 1728 to 1742.--Felix Folio Secundus (d) 1 novembre 2010 à 13:29 (CET)