Background
Legouvé was born and died in Paris, and was the seventh member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1803.
Legouvé was born and died in Paris, and was the seventh member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1803.
Legouvé was the father of Ernest Legouvé (1807–1903) and son of Jean-Baptiste Legouvé (1729–1783) who wrote the pastoral Louisiana Mort d"Abel (1793) and a tragedy Epicharis et Nerón.
Académie française.