Henri Trianon [SEP] date of birth
Henri Trianon
Henri Trianon (11 July 1811 in Paris – 17 October 1896 in Paris) was a French critic, librettist and translator of works by Homer and Plato, and operas by Weber and Mozart into French. He was an artistic and literary critic in Paris who eventually became teacher. In 1842 he became under-librarian and then librarian at Sainte Geneviève in 1849. From 1857-59 Trianon was associated with Nestor Roqueplan in the administration of the Opéra-Comique.
He also wrote the libretto to the ballet
Hyacinthe Henri Boncourt
Hyacinthe Henri Boncourt (1765? – March 23, 1840) was one of the leading chess players in France in the years between 1820 and 1840.
Biography.
Although he was one of the leading players of his time, not much is known about his life. The date of his birth can only be estimated. Rod Edwards gives 1765 as a reasonable birth date based on Walker's assertion that in 1839 Boncourt was about seventy years old.
Although a contemporary of Philidor, Boncourt never