Tertullien Guilbaud

Tertullien Guilbaud (May 22, 1856 – May 22, 1937) was a Haitian lawyer, diplomat, and poet.

Early life and education Guilbaud was born in Port-de-Paix on May 22, 1856. He worked as a professor at the Lycee Phillippe-Guerrier and opened a law school in 1894. While negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, he was compelled by the United States government to reject a clause banning racial discrimination in the League of Nations. Guilbaud was also an honored delegate of the first Pan-African Congress. He later served as Minister of Public Education under the administration of President Sténio Vincent.

Death Guilbaud died on May 22, 1937.