Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de

French businessman and comic dramatist.

1732 - Born on the 24th of January.

1751-1753 - Invented an escape mechanism that made possible a substantial improvement in the accuracy

and compactness of watches.

1756-1757 - Began using the name "Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais".

       - He derived Beaumarchais from the name of a piece of land, "le Bois Marchais,".

1758-1759 - Caron was the harp tutor to King Louis XV's daughters.

1759-1760 - Met Joseph Pâris dit Duverney, a wealthy older entrepreneur who saw the young Caron as having

much business ability.

1760-1761 - Purchased the office of secretary-councillor to the King thereby becoming a French noble.

1763 - Beaumarchais purchased a second office, the office of Lieutenant General of Hunting.

1774 - On 26th of February Beaumarchais were deprived of their civil rights.

Wrote plays "The Barber of Seville" 1775, "The Marriage of Figaro" 1784.

1799 - He Died on 18th of May in Paris, France.