David-Augustin de Brueys

David-Augustin de Brueys (1640 – November 25, 1723) was a French theologian and dramatist. He was born in Aix-en-Provence. His family was Calvinist, and he studied theology. After writing a critique of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet's work, he was in turn converted to Catholicism by Bossuet, and later became a priest.^[1]

After his conversion, he was actively engaged in propagating the faith. He also managed to be joint editor with Palaprat in the production of plays. He died in Montpellier.

Bibliography

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Asba
Les Quiproquos
Le Concert Ridicule, 1689
Le Secret Reve, 1690
Le Grondeur, 1691
Le Muet, 1691
L' Important de Cour, 1693
Le Sot toujours sot ou le Marquis (Baron) paysan, 1693
La Force du Sang, 1693
La Belle Mere, 1693
Les Empiriques, 1697
Gabinie, 1699
L'Avocat Patelin, 1706
L'Opiniatre, 1722

References

^ David-Augustine de Brueys - Catholic Encyclopedia article
^ in French

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Name	Brueys, David-Augustin de
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Date of birth	1640
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Date of death	November 25, 1723
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