Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (), sometimes spelled de l'Isle or de Lile (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836), was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He is known for writing the words and music of the "Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin" in 1792, which would later be known as "La Marseillaise" and become the French national anthem. Rouget de Lisle was born at Lons-le-Saunier, reputedly on a market day. His parents lived in the neighbouring village of Montaigu. A plaque was placed at the precise spot of his
Melchior de Lisle subspecies. Of return in Europe, he is fascinated by the Lucanidae. He gathers an important collection and describes numerous new taxa. His most important works are published in a Swiss zoological journal. He also studied the Cerambycidae. The list of the 103 taxa he created, fully referenced, is published on the web. Melchior de Lisle Melchior de Lisle (1908-16 August 1977) was a French entomologist. He specialised in Coleoptera Lucanidae. A biography was written by Jean-Pierre Lacroix In 1933 he marries Christiane Frommer who will hold in Paris a renowned music lounge. He was a technician of value, an alumnus