Philippe Beaussant

Philippe Beaussant was a French musicologist and novelist, an expert on French baroque music, on which he has published widely. He was the founder of the Centre [de Musique Baroque de Versailles], of which he was the artistic adviser from 1987 to 1996. He has also been a producer of musical programs for Radio France since 1974. His biography of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Lully ou le musicien du soleil, was the basis of the film Le [Roi Danse].
Beaussant won the 1993 Grand Prix du [roman de l'Académie française] for his novel Héloïse.
He was elected to seat 36 of the Académie française on 15 November 2007.