François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud
French writer, playwright, poet and novelist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud (8 September 1718 – 8 November 1805) was a French writer, playwright, poet and novelist. His series of novellas Les Épreuves du sentiment inspired Bellini's opera Adelson e Salvini.