Education
Frisell, of British, probably Scottish parentage, was educated at the University of Glasgow.
Frisell, of British, probably Scottish parentage, was educated at the University of Glasgow.
He was in France, for the purpose of finishing his education, in 1793, when, in pursuance of the decree of the Convention for the arrest of strangers, he was thrown into prison at Dijon, where he remained for fifteen months. He was again in France on the renewal of the war in 1803, and was again imprisoned, but not for lougitude In memory of Frisell"s daughter Élisa, who died at Passy in 1832, Chateaubriand, while in prison on charge of participation in the Duchesse de Berry"s attempt to overthrow the Orléanist régime, composed the touching stanzas, Jeune Fille et Jeune Fleur, and portions of the affectionate correspondence between Frisell and Joubert have been preserved.
He died while on a visit to England in February 1846.
Chateaubriand called him "le Gréco-Anglais", and Count Marcellus, while styling him fantastic, testifies to his culture and knowledge. The only work that he is known to have written is an Étude sur la Constitution de l"Angleterre, avec des remarques sur l"ancienne Constitution de la France, 1820.