Juste Chanlatte Explained
Juste Chanlatte, Comte de Rosier (1766–1828) was a Haitian editor, journalist, poet, playwright and a count. He served as secretary to King Henri I of the Kingdom of Haiti with the noble title of Comte de Rosier. Chanlatte was born in Port-au-Prince and educated in France. He wrote for La Gazette du Cap and later was the editor of the official government publication under President Jean-Pierre Boyer, le Télégraphe.
Selected works
- "Hayti reconnaissante" (1819)
- Ode à l'Indépendance (1821)
- Cantate à l'Indépendance (1821)
- La Triple Palme (1822)
- Le Naufrage de "l'Alexandre"
Sources
- Book: Schutt-Ainé, Patricia . Haiti: A Basic Reference Book . Librairie Au Service de la Culture . 1994 . Miami, Florida . 0-9638599-0-0 . 88 .
- Book: Kadish, Doris Y. . Poetry of Haitian Independence . Yale University Press . 2015 . 978-0-300-19559-0 . 112.
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