Leclerq, Michel-Théodore

Leclerq, Michel-Théodore (1 April 1777, Paris; 15 February 1851, Paris), librettist, whose family name is often written Leclerc, was the son of a wealthy manufacturer of wallpaper. The Revolution interfered with his education, because he was quite active on behalf of the royalist party, but his political activity does not seem to have constituted a threat to his safety. He joined the Clichy Club , headquarters of the Royalists, where he met J. Fiévée , the playwright with whom he traveled to…