Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais

French playwright and diplomat (1732–1799)

Died
1799
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French playwright and diplomat of the Age of Enlightenment. Best known for his three Figaro plays, at various times in his life he was also a watchmaker, inventor, musician, spy, publisher, arms dealer, and revolutionary.

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