Jean-Nicolas Bouilly

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Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
Born	24 January 1763 Joué-lès-Tours
Died	14 April 1842(1842-04-14) (aged 79) Paris
Occupation(s)	Playwright Librettist Writer

Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (24 January 1763 – 14 April 1842) was a French playwright, librettist, children's writer, and politician of the French Revolution. He is best known for writing a libretto, supposedly based on a true story, about a woman who disguises herself as a man to rescue her husband from prison, which formed the basis of Beethoven's opera Fidelio as well as a number of other operas.