DUVAL, ALEXANDRE VINCENT PINEUX (1767 1842), French dramatist, was born at Rennes on April 6, 1767. He was in turn sailor, architect, actor, theatrical manager and dramatist. Of his 6o or more plays Les Pro jets de menage (179o), Les Tuteurs venges (1794) and Les Heritiers (1796) have been revived on the modern French stage. In 1812 he was elected to the Academy. He died on Sept. 1, 1842.