Le Febvre de Saint-Marc, Charles-Hugues

Le Febvre de Saint-Marc, Charles-Hugues (1698, Paris; 20 November 1769, Paris), librettist, entered military service after the completion of his studies. Later, as a civilian, he found that his financial position had deteriorated despite his social position and the advantages it brought, and he became a member of the clergy while giving private lessons to the sons of wealthy families. Perhaps under the influence of his close friend, the abbé Goujet, he became a voluminous writer and embarked…