Pierre-Joseph Alary - Versailles MV 2971

Pierre-Joseph Alary (19 March 1689 in

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– 15 December 1770) was a French ecclesiastic and writer. Prior of

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and sous-précepteur to

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, he attended the salon of

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, was elected to the

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in 1723 and was the main founder of the

Club de l'Entresol The Club de l'Entresol (, "Mezzanine Club") was a discussion group and early think tank in Paris, active from 1723 to 1731, created and primarily led by Abbot Pierre-Joseph Alary. Name and background The club's name came from the fact that a ...

, an early modern

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that operated until 1731. Bachaumont commented on Alary's election to the Académie française: Alary's successor in the Académie, Gabriel-Henri Gaillard, gave a completely different portrait:

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