Beaussoleil, Jean |
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BORN 17 Aug 1803 - DIED 6 Sep 1837 GRAVE LOCATION Bergerac, Dordogne: Cimetière Beauferrier, 33 rue Beauferrier |
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Jean Beaussoleil was a Général de division as well as a local poet. Although he was almost illiterate, he wrote poems in French and in the local dialect. He died in 1837, aged only 34. The poet Jasmin (1798-1864) spoke his elegy. |
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 The grave of Jean Beaussoleil at the Cimetière Beauferrier, Bergerac. Picture by Androom (10 May 2017) |
