a French writer. He falsely claimed to be a descendant of La Fontaine by his mother and Jean Racine by his father. Demoustier was born in Villers-Cotterêts. He worked as a lawyer, but later decided to become a writer. In 1786, he published the first part of Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie. The sixth part was published in 1798. These works, alternating prose and madrigal-like verses, were very successful.
