Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier
Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier (15 January 1766 – 25 May 1824) was a French playwright, nicknamed the Crébillon of melodrama. He first entered the military career then turned to theatre and was a rival of René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt. From 1793 to 1824, he authored an incredible number of melodramas, dramas, pantomimes, etc. many of which were met with great success: the number is more than 110 including the "Fille sauvage", the "Main de Fer", the "Fille mendiante", "Jean Sbogar", "Machabées", and the "Mort de Kleber".