Auguste Lacaussade
French poet, translator and librarian (1815–1897)
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Auguste Lacaussade (8 February 1815 – 31 July 1897) was a French poet who also worked as a translator and a librarian.[1]
Born8 February 1815 
Died31 July 1897 (aged 82)
(aged 82)Resting placeMontparnasse Cemetery
OthernamesPoète-pays
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| Born | 8 February 1815 |
| Died | 31 July 1897 (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery |
| Other names | Poète-pays |
| Occupation | Poet, translator, librarian, writer |
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Auguste Lacaussade is a French mulatto born in Saint-Denis (Bourbon Island). Some of his works are on the theme of Maroons, such as Les Salaziennes (1839) or Le Lac des Goyaviers et le Piton d’Anchaine in Poèmes et Paysages (1897).[2]
Selected works
Poems
- Les Salaziennes (1839)
- Poèmes et paysages (1852)
- Les Épaves (1861)
Songs
- Mon Etoile (1842) (feat. D. José Jesús Pérez, composer)
- La Voix de mes jours passés (1844) (feat. Peppe Gambogi, composer)
