French author, born on 24/01/1732 at Paris (France), deceased on 18/05/1799 at Paris (France).
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, watchmaker, businessman, and playwright, wrote The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. His "Romance de Chérubin" is sung by the young page in The Marriage of Figaro. An adventurer at times, he also arranged for weapons to be delivered to the American insurgents.
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