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Jean-Baptiste Germain

Illustration — First page of Germain's biography in the Lo Boquet provençau Jean-Baptiste Germain (Joan Baptista Germain, ʒuˈam bapˈtistɔ ʒeʀˈmen; 1701 in Marseille – 1781 in Marseille) was an 18th-century Occitan writer from Provence. He was also a French diplomat in Algeria at the service of the Compagnie Royale d'Afrique. His most famous work is La Bourrido deis Dieoux (La Borrida dei Dieus, in classical Occitan), published in 1760 and republished in 1820 in the anthology Lou Bouquet prouvençau (Lo Boquet provençau).

Jean-Baptiste Germain

Edicion d'Achard, 1820 dins Lo Boquet provençau

editor Achard, 1820 · https: pg=PA67 · Public domain

Born
1701 · Marseille.
Died
1781
Nationality
France
Occupation
poet · diplomat
Languages
Occitan

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