Antoine de Rivarol biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Antoine de Rivarol

Author Name:

Antoine de Rivarol

Born As:

Antoine de Rivarol

Other Names:

Antoine de Rivarol

Born:

26 Jun 1753

Died:

11 Apr 1801




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Journalist, Writer and Epigrammatist                          
                          
Antoine assumed the title of comte de Rivarol, asserting a connection with a noble Italian family, but his enemies said his name was really Riverot and that he was not of a noble family.                          
                          
Epigrammatist - An Epigram is a brief, clever, and usually memorable statement.  Derived from the Greek: ἐπίγραμμα (epi-gramma) "to write on - inscribe", the literary device has been employed for over two millennia.