Académie Royale de Danse other documents, however, it is clear the number is correctly stated. The identity of the omitted thirteenth member has long been a point of disagreement among dance historians. Gaston Vuillier forwarded Beauchamp as the missing member, while Régine Astier (Kunzel) unabashedly claimed it was Henri Prévost. Both were wrong. The original document signed by King Louis XIV was preserved in the French National Archives, and upon its close inspection in 1997 by scholar Maureen Needham, the thirteenth name was revealed to be “Molière.” Not to be confused with Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière (1622-73), the famous playwright of King Louis’ reign responsible
Jean-Baptiste Gaut 1881. Gaut was active in Aix-en-Provence. He served as the editor-in-chief of "Le Mémorial d'Aix", a bi-weekly newspaper in Aix. He served as the Director of the Bibliothèque Méjanes from 1878 to 1891. Gaut married Marie-Nathalie Simon. They have three children: Jeanne-Marguerite Gaut (born 1861); Pauline Gaut (born 1866); and Jean Gaut (born 1871). He died on July 14, 1891 in Aix-en-Provence. Jean-Baptiste Gaut Jean-Baptiste Gaut (1819–1891) was a French Provençal poet and playwright from Aix-en-Provence. He was a chief advocate of the Provençal language and the Félibrige movement. He was known as "Félibre Gaut." Jean-Baptiste Gaut was born on