Jean Royer de Prade

Jean Royer de Prade was a French man of letters, known particularly as a historian, and for his Discours du tabac. He also wrote dramas. He was a good friend of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Works

Annibal, drama
La victime d'estat ou La mort de Plautius Silvanus préteur romain, tragedy
Arsace, Roy de Parthes, tragedy
Discours du tabac, ou il est traité particulièrement du tabac en poudre, under the pseudonym Edme Baillard
''Histoire d'Allemagne''