DUVAL

duval, alexandre vincent pineux (1767-1842), french dramatist, was born at rennes on the 6th of april 1767. he was in turn sailor, architect, actor, theatrical manager and dramatist. he is the characteristic dramatist of the empire, but the least ambitious of his dramas have best stood the test of time. _les projets de menage_ (1790), _les tuteurs venges_ (1794) and _les heritiers_ (1796) have been revived on the modern french stage. others among his plays, which number more than sixty, are _le menuisier de livonie_ (1805), _la manie des grandeurs_ (1817) and _le faux bonhomme_ (1821). in 1812 he was elected to the academy. he died on the 1st of september 1842.