author
chevalier de La Coudraye
d. 1815
A French naval officer, politician, and writer, he moved through the upheavals of the late 18th century with interests that ranged from public life to scientific and literary work.
1 Audiobook
Mémoire sur les avantages qu'il y auroit à changer absolument la nourriture des gens de mer
by Antoine Poissonnier-Desperrières, chevalier de La Coudraye
About the author
Born in Fontenay-le-Comte in 1743, the man known as the chevalier de La Coudraye was François-Célestin de Loynes de La Coudraye. French reference sources describe him as an officer of the navy, a political figure, and a writer, which makes him one of those authors whose books grew out of a much larger public career.
Library and biographical records place his life between May 25, 1743, and November 15, 1815, ending in Saint Petersburg. His surviving bibliography points to a taste for ideas as well as action: he is associated with works on subjects such as winds and waves, showing an interest in science and observation alongside his writing.
For listeners coming to him through an audiobook, La Coudraye is best approached as a voice from a restless period of French history—practical, learned, and shaped by experience far beyond the page.