Laborde, M. de (Jean-Benjamin), 1734-1794

found: Bib. nat. cat.(name does not appear in most works; predominant usage: M. de Laborde; also appears as M. de La Borde, J.-Benjamin de Laborde)

found: Wikipedia, viewed July 7, 2021(Jean-Benjamin de La Borde; Jean-Benjamin François de la Borde (September 5, 1734-July 22, 1794); French composer, writer on music and fermier général; born into an aristocratic family, he studied violin under Antoine Dauvergne and composition under Jean-Philippe Rameau; from 1762 to 1774, he served at the court of Louis XV as premier valet de la chambre, losing his post on the death of the king; he wrote many operas, mostly comic, and a four-volume collection of songs for solo voice, Choix de chansons mises en musique; his Essai sur la musique ancienne et moderne was published in 1780; he was guillotined during the French Revolution in 1794)

found: Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. WWW site, viewed July 7, 2021(Jean-Benjamin de Laborde [La Borde]; although little known today, Jean-Benjamin La Borde (1734-1794) was a popular composer during his lifetime; additionally, he was a tax collector, armchair traveler, and historian; in terms of travel writing, he published two volumes on Switzerland and his travels in the country in the 1780s; in September 1791 he published a collection of South Sea voyages, including maps)