Nicolas Chamfort
✶April 6, 1740
†April 13, 1794
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✶April 6, 1740
†April 13, 1794
4 candles from 2 countries
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Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, known in his adult life as Nicolas Chamfort and as Sébastien Nicolas de Chamfort, was a French writer, best known for his epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary to Louis XVI's sister Madame Élisabeth, and of the Jacobin club.
French journalist and moralistic author
Biography from the article Nicolas Chamfort on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.