Louis Ponet (1776 in Paris – May 1845 in Paris) called Portelette, was a French novelist and playwright during the first half of the 19th century.

The son of a cook, he joined as an employee in the Treasury and then entered the administration of the Cirque-Olympique. His plays were presented inter alia at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Cirque-Olympique.

Works

Bibliography

• Joseph Marie Quérard, La France littéraire, ou Dictionnaire bibliographique des savants..., volume 7, 1835, p. 268
• Antoine-Alexandre Barbier, Olivier Alexandre Barbier, Paul Billard, Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, 1875, p. 846