About George William de Carteret
Lived 1869 – 1940 (aged 70–71). George William de Carteret was a journalist.
George William de Carteret (1869 St Peter, Jersey - 4 September 1940) was a Norman language journalist and writer from Jersey.
Working as a farmer in St Peter, George William de Carteret wrote, under the nom de plume Le Caouain (the owl), a great number of articles each Saturday for Les Chroniques de Jersey. Le Caouain purportedly lived with his wife, Marie Hibou in the attic of the printshop and flew round the parish halls reporting on parochial politics.
G. W. de Carteret also wrote under the nom de plume of G.W. de C.. Although the bulk of his writings were in prose, he wrote some poems for the Eisteddfod as well as theatrical dialogues for performance.
He was secretary of the Jersey Farmers Union.
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Who was George William de Carteret?
Norman language journalist and writer from Jersey
When was George William de Carteret born?
George William de Carteret was born in 1869 in Jersey.
When did George William de Carteret die?
George William de Carteret died on 4 September 1940.
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George William de Carteret was a journalist.
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George William de Carteret's recorded nationality: Jersey.
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