Catherine Bernard was a French poet, novelist, and playwright born into a Huguenot family. She was the first woman to compose a tragedy performed at the Comédie-Française, between 1687 and 1700. During that same period, she won the poetry prize of the Académie des Jeux Florals de Toulouse three times.
Writers born in the 1660s 6
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1663 to 1712 · aged 49
Written about in
8 languages
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