About Jacques Jasmin
Jacques Jasmin (born Jacques Boé, 16 March 1798 – 4 October 1864) was an Occitan poet. Born at Agen, he worked as a hairdresser and wrote poetry in the Occitan language. His father was a tailor with a facility for making verses, familiarizing young Jacques with the role of the poet from an early age. Jasmin became celebrated for his lyrical works and is considered one of the great figures of Occitan literature. A verse from his poem, "The Third of May", written in honour of Henry IV of France, and published in the first volume of Papillotos, is engraved on the base of the statue erected to that king at Nérac. In 1852, Jansemin's works were crowned by the Académie Française, and a pension was awarded him. Jasmin was the most famous forerunner, in Provençal literature, of Frédéric Mistral and the Félibrige.
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