GEOFFROY, JULIEN LOUIS (1743-1814), French critic, a native of Rennes, Brittany, was editor of L'Annee litte raire from 17 7 6 to 1792 and was a bitter critic of Voltaire. During the Terror he went into hiding, only returning to Paris in when he became dramatic critic of the Journal des Debats. He died in Paris on Feb. 27, 1814.