Campistron, Jean Galbert de
(1636–1723)> DRAMATIST
Campistron, Jean Galbert de (circa 1636, Toulouse; 11 May 1723, Toulouse), dramatist, was born of a noble family of Armagnac origin that had settled in Toulouse in the sixteenth century. He was involved in a scandal and wounded in a duel at the age of seventeen, and his family sent him to Paris to avoid further complications. In the capital he came to know not only the theatrical family of Jean-Baptiste Raisin and his wife but also Racine, who inspired him to write for the stage. He had a…