Charles Palissot de Montenoy

Charles Palissot de Montenoy
(Musée de la Révolution française)
Born	3 January 1730 Nancy
Died	15 June 1814(1814-06-15) (aged 84) Paris
Occupation	Playwright

Charles Palissot de Montenoy (3 January 1730 – 15 June 1814) was an 18th-century French playwright, admirer and disciple of Voltaire and Antoine de Rivarol. Paradoxically, he was often denounced as a Counter-Enlightenment opponent to the parti philosophique, especially for his criticism of Diderot and the Encyclopédistes. He is the author of the comedy, Les Philosophes, which was a huge success and caused a scandal in 1760.