Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle [SEP] date of birth
Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle
Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle, (3 September 1766 – 26 March 1855), was a French historian and journalist.
Called Lacretelle le jeune to distinguish him from his elder brother, Pierre Louis de Lacretelle. He was born at Metz. He was called to Paris by his brother in 1787, and during the French Revolution belonged, like Pierre, to the party of the Feuillants. He was for some time secretary to the duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, the famous philanthropist,
Pierre Louis de Lacretelle
Pierre Louis de Lacretelle (9 October 1751 – 5 September 1824) was a French lawyer, politician and writer.
He was born in Metz, the elder brother of Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle.
He practised as a barrister in Paris. In 1784 he shared a prize for an award-winning essay with Maximilien Robespierre. Under the French Revolution he was elected as a "député suppléant" in the Constituent Assembly, and later as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly.
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