Bollioud-Mermet, Louis
, a French writer, was
born at Lyons, Feb. 13, 1709, of a distinguished family,
and died there in 1793. He wrote, 1. “De la corruption
du gout dans la Musique Francaise,” 1745, 12mo. 2. “De
la Bibliomanie,” 1761, 8vo, a subject since so ably
handled by Mr. Dibdin. 3. “Discours sur l’Emulation,”
1763, 8vo. 4. “Essai sur la lecture,” 1763, 8vo. He
left in manuscript a history of the academy of Lyons, of
which he was secretary, and after fifty years attendance at
their sittings, pronounced a discourse entitled “Renovation des voeux litteraires,” which was afterwards published. 2
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