| Joseph Desanat | |
| Birth Date: | 1796 |
| Birth Place: | Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Death Date: | 1873 |
| Occupation: | Poet, journal editor |
| Signature: | Desanat fiu.JPG |
Joseph Desanat (1796-1873) was a French Provençal poet and journal editor.
Joseph Desanat was born in 1796 in Tarascon.[1] [2]
Desanat was first a courtier.[1] He then moved to Marseille, where he made charcuterie.[1] [2] In 1841, Desanat founded Lou Bouil-Abaïsso, a literary journal of Provençal poetry published in Marseille.[3] [4] The journal ran from 1841 to 1842, and from 1844 to 1846.[1] Desanat encouraged his friend Jean-Baptiste Gaut to submit poems, leading to a career as a poet and an advocacy of the Félibrige movement.[5]
A prolific Provençal poet himself, Desanat's use of the language is remarkable as it predates Frédéric Mistral's spelling rules.[1]
He died in 1873.[2]
The Boulevard Joseph Desanat in Tarascon was named in his honour.[1]