Alphonse Tavan
| Alphonse Tavan | |
|---|---|
 Alphonse Tavan in 1897 | |
| Born |
1833 Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Died |
1905 Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Occupation | Poet |
Alphonse Tavan (1833-1905) was a French Provençal poet.
Early life
Alphonse Tavan was born in 1833 in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.[1]
Career
On May 21, 1854, he co-founded the Félibrige movement with Joseph Roumanille, Frédéric Mistral, Théodore Aubanel, Jean Brunet, Paul Giéra and Anselme Mathieu.[2]
He published a collection of romantic poems in Provençal, Amour e plour, in 1876.[1]
He attended the fiftieth anniversary of the Félibrige on May 22, 1904 with Mistral; all the other co-founders had died.[1]
Bust in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.
Death
He died in 1905 in his hometown of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.[1]
Legacy
His bust adorns a fountain in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.
The Collège Alphonse Tavan, a secondary school in Avignon, is named in his honour.[3]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 Alphonse Tavan (1833-1905), Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ↑ Joep Leerssen, Ann Rigney, Commemorating Writers in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Nation-Building and Centenary Fever, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, chapter 7
- ↑ French Ministry of Education: Collège Alphonse Tavan
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