Jean Monnet (Condrieu, Rhone 7 September 1703 - Paris, 1785) was a French theatre impresario and writer.
A baker's son, he was orphaned at age 8 and taken in by his uncle before moving into the service of the duchesse de Berry at age 15. He was the director of the Opera-Comique at the Foire Saint-Laurent from 1743 to 1745 and from 1751 to 1757.
Supplement au Roman comique, ou Memoires pour servir a la vie de Jean Monnet, ci-devant Directeur de l'Opera-Comique a Paris, de l'Opera de Lyon, & d'une Comedie Francoise a Londres, London, 1772, 2 vol. These were his memoirs, which are very instructive on 18th century theatre life. It was republished by Henri d'Almeras with an introduction and notes in 1908.
Les Soupers de Daphne et les dortoirs de Lacedemone, novel, Oxford (Paris), 1740
Le Chirurgien anglais, 'comedie-parade', with Charles Colle, 1748
Anthologie francoise, ou Chansons choisies, depuis le 13e siecle jusqu'a present, Paris, 1765.
