Louis de Boissy (26 November 1694, Vic-sur-Cère - 19 April 1758, Paris) was a French writer. He was elected to seat 6 of the Académie française on 12 August 1754. He wrote satires and several comedies, of which the best is Les Dehors trompeurs ou l'Homme du jour (The False Appearances, or the Man of the Moment), the “hit” of the 1740 season, with a cast including Quinault-Dufresne and Jeanne Quinault. Boissy had the concession to print the Mercure de France. His son was Louis Michel de Boissy.
His works were published in 9 volumes in-8 in Paris in 1766. They include:
| Preceded by Philippe Néricault Destouches |
Seat 6 of the Académie française 1754-1758 |
Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste de La Curne de Sainte-Palaye |