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Desmahis, 1722-1761

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Personal name headingDesmahis, 1722-1761
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Variant(s)Desmahis, Joseph François Edouard de Corsembleu, 1722-1761
Corsembleu, Joseph François Edouard de, 1722-1761
De Corsembleu, Joseph François Edouard, 1722-1761
Desmahis, M. (Joseph François Edouard de Corsembleu), 1722-1761
Corsembleu Desmahis, Joseph François Edouard de, 1722-1761
Corsembleut-Des Mahys, M., 1722-1761
Des Mahis, 1722-1761
D*** M****, 1722-1761
M****, D***, 1722-1761
Birth date17220203
Death date17610225
Place of birthSully-sur-Loire, France
Place of deathParis, France
Field of activityFrench literature--18th century
Profession or occupationAuthors, French
Special noteData provided by the ESTC/BL
1722-1761. Born de Corsembleu. Desmahis adopted later
Found inHis Œuvres de Desmahis, 1775.
BM (Desmahis, Joseph François Edouard de Corsembleu)
L'impertinent, 1750: t.p. (M. Desmahis)
Joseph François Edouard de Corsembleu
Voltaire. Les Guebres, ou, La tolérance, 1769 t.p. ("par monsieur D***. M****")
Bengesco, G. Voltaire, vol. 1, 1882: no. 276, page 174 (the initials on the title page of the first edition (1769) of Les guèbres stand for Desmahis; Voltaire originally ascribed the play to Desmahis, who had died in 1761)
Voltaire. 1768. II (Works, 1968-, v. 66), c1999: pages 438-439 (Voltaire, wishing to conceal his authorship of Les Guèbres, decides to ascribe it to "the late m. Desmahis," that is, Joseph François Edouard de Corsembleu Desmahis, in order to facilitate publication of the controversial work)
BnF authorities, Aug. 5, 2013 (authorized access point: Desmahis, Joseph-François-Édouard Corsembleu (1722-1761); born 1722-02-03, Sully-sur-Loire, France, died 1761-02-25, Paris; gender: male; poet; variants: Corsembleu-Desmahis, Joseph-François-Édouard de (1722-1761); Corsembleut-Des Mahys (1722-1761); Desmahis (1722-1761))
OCLC, Aug. 5, 2013 (usage: M. Desmahis; monsieur Desmahis; M. de Corsembleut Des Mahys)
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