Jules Solime Milscent Explained

Jules Solime Milscent (c. 1778 – 7 May 1842) was a Haitian fabulist, poet, and politician. He was a mulatto, born in Grande-Rivière du Nord to an ethnically French father and a free mother of African descent. Educated in France, Milscent co-founded the periodical L'Abeille Haytienne and served in several government positions, including a seat on the commission to draft the Haitian Civil Code. He is best known for his fables, such as:

L'Homme, la Guêpe et le Serpent

Le Cœur et l'Esprit

L'Homme et le Serpent

Le Chien et le Loup

L'Enfant et la Sauterelle

Milscent was killed in the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake.

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