Fañch Peru Explained

Fañch Peru
Birth Name:François Le Peru
Birth Date:1940 2, df=y
Birth Place:Ploubezre, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Teacher
Writer
Party:UDB
Office:Mayor of Berhet
Term Start:March 1983
Term End:March 2001
Predecessor:Louis Merrer
Successor:Jean-Yves Bourveau

François Le Peru (8 February 1940 – 13 January 2023), known by the pen name Fañch Peru, was a French teacher and writer of the Breton language.[1]

Biography

Le Peru worked as a teacher in Tréguier for many years, where he was a member of the Cercle Culturel Ernest Renan. He wrote articles in numerous Breton-language newspapers and magazines, such as Brud, , and . As a member of the Breton Democratic Union, he served as mayor of Berhet from 1983 to 2001.

Fañch Peru died on 13 January 2023, at the age of 82.[2]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Peru, François (1940-....). Identifiants et Référentiels. French.
  2. News: 15 January 2023. Disparition. Le Trégor dit " kenavo " à Fañch Peru . French. Ouest-France. Berhet. 16 January 2023.