# Monsieur Clopet — The Autobiography of an Idea character guide

> Monsieur Clopet in The Autobiography of an Idea by Louis H. Sullivan.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Clopet

**First appearance:** 0005-v-newburyport

## Who they are

A French dancing master who teaches Louis in Newburyport.

## Relationships

### [Louis Henri Sullivan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/characters/louis_henri_sullivan)

_social_

Monsieur Clopet is a French tutor or cultural influence, expanding Louis's artistic sensibilities.

### [Louis Henri Sullivan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/characters/louis_henri_sullivan)

_social_

Monsieur Clopet is a French tutor or cultural influence, expanding Louis's artistic sensibilities.

### [Louis Henri Sullivan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/characters/louis_henri_sullivan)

_social_

Monsieur Clopet is a French tutor or cultural influence, expanding Louis's artistic sensibilities.

## In the story

### [Paris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/chapters/xii-paris)

Louis's French tutor, a lively and crafty teacher who helps Louis gain fluency through conversation and mimicry.

### [XIII: The Garden City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/chapters/xiii-the-garden-city)

Recalled in connection with Louis's philosophy of technique and the rejection of pedantic teaching.

### [Retrospect](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/chapters/retrospect)

Louis's Paris teacher; his mathematical principle that every problem contains its own solution is recalled.

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