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Benoît-Joseph Marsollier

French writer

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Source revisionAug 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ818099 ↗
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Benoît-Joseph Marsollier (also known as Benoît-Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières, (Paris, 1750 – Versailles, 22 April 1817) was a French playwright and librettist. He is particularly noted for his work in opéra comique. In 1780 he also led the first exploration of the Grotte des Demoiselles.

His librettos include Nina, L'irato, and Les deux petits savoyards.

List of plays

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References

Bibliography

Wild, Nicole; Charlton, David (2005). Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique. Paris: Répertoire 1762–1972 (in French). Sprimont: Mardaga. ISBN 2-87009-898-7.

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Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1750, 1817, 1780, 2005—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1750-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Benoît-Joseph, Marsollier and French can be independently traced.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q818099. VIAF identifies the subject as 36921726. The Library of Congress control number is n83048119. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1750, 1817, 1780 and 2005.

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This entry incorporates text from “Benoît-Joseph Marsollier” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.