About Roger Gaillard
Lived 1923 – 2000. Roger Gaillard was a Haitian historian and university teacher.
Roger Gaillard (Port-au-Prince, 10 April 1923 – 2000) was a Haitian historian and novelist. Born in Port-au-Prince, Gaillard earned a philosophy degree at the University of Paris in France. He is best known for his multiple-volume chronicle of the United States' occupation of Haiti.
Selected works L'Univers Romanesque de Jacques Roumain (1965) La Destinée de Carl Brouard (1966) Les Cent Jours de Rosalvo Bobo (1973) Charlemagne Péralte le Caco (1982) La Guérilla de Batraville (1983) La Déroute de l'Intelligence (1992)
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Who was Roger Gaillard?
Haitian historian and writer
When was Roger Gaillard born?
Roger Gaillard was born on 10 April 1923 in Port-au-Prince.
When did Roger Gaillard die?
Roger Gaillard died in 2000.
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Roger Gaillard was a historian and university teacher.
What nationality was Roger Gaillard?
Roger Gaillard was Haitian.
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