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Jean-Baptiste Nicolet

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Jean-Baptiste Nicolet
Nicolet's grave at Père-Lachaise cemetery (41st division)
Born(1728-04-16)16 April 1728
Paris
Died27 December 1796(1796-12-27) (aged 68)
Paris
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Actor, manager

Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist nikɔlɛ]; 16 April 1728 – 27 December 1796) was an 18th-century French actor and manager. He was the eldest son of puppeteer, dance master and violinist Guillaume Nicolet. He set up the Grands-Danseurs du Roi, the predecessor of the Théâtre de la Gaîté. He married the actress Anne Antoinette Desmoulins in 1766.[1]

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  1. ^ "Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (1728-1796)". BnF Data. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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