Louis Philipon de La Madelaine (October 1734 in Lyon – 19 April 1818 in Paris) was an 18th–19th-century French writer, chansonnier, philologist and goguettier.
Intendant des finances of the comte d’Artois, Philipon de La Madelaine wrote songs, comédie en vaudevilles, educational works and dictionaries.
He was successively a member of two famous goguettes: Les diners du Vaudeville and the Caveau moderne.
In Vues patriotiques Philipon presented an educational plan for the poor to conform to their state and resign themselves to their hardships, "sweetening their lives with the honey of religion".
[1] He added that he knew of no more dangerous weapon than knowledge in the possession of the people, who, in order not to break their chains, were "ne sauroient les couvrir trop de fleurs" by their superiors.