About Ignace Nau
Lived 1808 – 1845 (aged 36–37). Ignace Nau was a Haitian writer, lyricist, poet, politician and historian.
Ignace Nau (July 13, 1808 Léogâne - 1845) was a Haitian poet and storyteller. Born in Port-au-Prince, Nau studied in a renowned military school in Haiti before attending the Catholic University of New York. After returning to Haiti, Nau founded a literary society named "The School of 1836" with his brother, Emile Nau, and the Ardouin brothers, Beaubrun, Céligny, and Coriolan. Ignace Nau published the literary magazine Le Républicain, which was censored by the Haitian government and was later renamed L'Union.
Selected works Le Livre de Marie (poem) Pensées du Soir (poem) Le Lambi (story) Episode de la Révolution (story) Isalina (story)
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Who was Ignace Nau?
Haitian writer (1808–1845)
When was Ignace Nau born?
Ignace Nau was born on 13 July 1808 in Port-au-Prince.
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Ignace Nau died in 1845 in Haiti.
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Ignace Nau was a writer, lyricist, poet, politician and historian.
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Ignace Nau was Haitian.
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