About Victor E. Rillieux
Lived 1842 – 1898 (aged 55–56). Victor E. Rillieux was an American poet.
Victor Earnest Rillieux (c. 1842 – 1898) was an American Creole of color songwriter, poet, playwright and businessman.
Career He was blind and was known for having written more than any other contemporary Louisianan, although few of his works remain. He wrote many poems about contemporary civil rights activists, including Ida B. Wells and the ex-Confederate Black civil rights advocate P. G. T. Beauregard.
Life and family Rillieux was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to a distinguished Creole family that provided many services to its community. One of his cousins was Norbert Rillieux, an inventor who created sugar refining equipment. Rillieux died on December 5, 1898.
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American poet
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Victor E. Rillieux was born in 1842 in New Orleans.
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Victor E. Rillieux died on 5 December 1898.
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Victor E. Rillieux was a poet.
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