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'''Jean-Louis Aubert''' (15 February 1731 in [[Paris]] – 10 November 1814 in Paris), called the '''Abbé Aubert''', was a French dramatist, poet and journalist, son of the violinist and composer [[Jacques Aubert]] (1686-1753) and brother of [[Louis Aubert (painter)]]. Aubert was educated at the [[Collège de Navarre]] and entered the order. In 1741, Aubert entered the editorial staff of the ''{{lang|fr|Affiches Annonces et Avis Divers}}'', where he was literary critic. In 1752, he created the ''{{lang|fr|Affiches et Annonces de Province}}''.
He opposed the [[encyclopedists]].

Aubert published ''{{lang|fr|Fables}}'' in the ''[[Mercure de France]]'' and in 1756 ''{{lang|fr|Fables nouvelles}}''. [[Brothers Grimm|Grimm]] found his fables "just good for children, not being allowed to be too difficult"; [[Voltaire]] on the contrary recommended them. 1761-1763 appeared the ''{{lang|fr|Contes moraux sur les tableaux de Greuze}}'', 1765 ''{{lang|fr|Mort d'Abel}}'' and ''{{lang|fr|Vœu de Jephté}}''. A protégé of [[Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes|Vergennes]], Aubert joined the ''[[Journal de Trévoux]]'', replacing the [[abbé Mercier]], which he renamed the ''{{lang|fr|Journal des Sciences}}''. In 1773, he was made chair of literature at the [[Collège de France|Collège Royal]] and replaced [[François Louis Claude Marini|Marin]] as director of the ''Gazette de France'' in 1774.

Aubert wrote essays of the ''Critiques'' of Voltaire and published the ''{{lang|fr|Ode aux poètes du tems  sur les louanges ridicules dont ils fatiguent Louis XVI}}'' (Paris, 1774), ''{{lang|fr|Parallèle de l’importance des opinions  religieuses de Necker et de la religion considérée de Mme de Genlis}}'' (Paris, 1788), ''{{lang|fr|Mon échatillon}}'' (poems, Paris year VIII) and ''{{lang|fr|Traits de l’histoire universelle}}'' (Amsterdam, 1760-1762)

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== External links ==
* [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63749147 Notice on abbé Aubert] on [[Gallica]]
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