1762-1794. French poet, born in
Constantinople. His lyrical poetry was later
to inspire the Romantic movement, but he was
known in his own time for his uncompromising
support of the constitutional royalists after
the Revolution. In 1793 he went into hiding,
but finally he was arrested and, on 25 July
1794, guillotined. While in prison he wrote
Jeune Captive/Captive Girl and the political
Iambes, published after his death.