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Charles Hugues Le Febvre de Saint Marc

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Born
  
22 June 1698
Paris

Occupation
  
Playwright Homme de lettres

Died
  
20 November 1769, Paris, France

Charles-Hugues Le Febvre de Saint-Marc (22 June 1698 – 20 Novembre 1769) was an 18th-century French playwright and homme de lettres.

Saint-Marc is remembered for works of different genres, especially by editions of various authors such as the Mémoires by Feuquières, the Œuvres by Pavillon, Boileau, Chaulieu, etc., with notes and commentaries. In 1748, he wrote the libretto of an opera entitled le Pouvoir de l’Amour. He composed the 17th and 18th volumes and part of the 19th of the Pour et Contre by abbé Prévost.

He was a member of the Académie des belles-lettres, sciences et arts de La Rochelle.

References

Charles-Hugues Le Febvre de Saint-Marc Wikipedia