COURIER, PAUL LOUIS

COURIER, PAUL LOUIS
   a French writer, born at Paris; began life as a soldier, but being wounded at Wagram, retired from the army, and gave himself to letters; distinguished himself as the author of political pamphlets, written with a scathing irony such as has hardly been surpassed, which brought him into trouble; was assassinated on his estate by his gamekeeper (1772-1825).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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