What is Philippe Beaussant?
'''Philippe Beaussant''' (6 May 1930 &ndash; 8 May 2016) was a [[French people|French]] [[musicologist]] and [[novelist]]. He was expert on French [[baroque music]]. He was born in [[Bordeaux]], France. He was the founder of the [[Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles]]. He was the artistic adviser of 1987 to 1996. He has also been a producer of musical programs for [[Radio France]] since 1974. He was known for writing the biography of [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], ''Lully ou le musicien du soleil'' ([[Éditions Gallimard]], 1992).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/05/08/97001-20160508FILWWW00213-mort-de-l-academicien-philippe-beaussant.php|title=Mort de l'académicien Philippe Beaussant|work=Le Figaro}}</ref> Beaussant won the 1993 [[Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française]] for his novel ''Héloïse''. He was elected to seat 36 of the [[Académie française]] on 15 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academie-francaise.fr/les-immortels/philippe-beaussant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324231704/http://academie-francaise.fr/les-immortels/philippe-beaussant |title=Philippe Beaussant |language=fr |publisher=Académie française |archive-date=24 March 2016 |access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref> He died in [[Paris]] on 8 May 2016, aged 86. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.editions-fayard.fr/Auteur/FicheAuteur.asp?LeCodeAuteur=3380 Biography of Beaussant at the French-language publisher Librairie Arthème Fayard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051020235236/http://www.editions-fayard.fr/Auteur/FicheAuteur.asp?LeCodeAuteur=3380 |date=2005-10-20 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaussant, Philippe}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:French novelists]] [[Category:Writers from Bordeaux]] {{bio-stub}}