Frédéric Mistral (1893–1968) was a French lawyer and linguist. He was a practising lawyer in

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...

. He served as the ''capouliér'' (president) of the

Félibrige The ''Félibrige'' (; in classical Occitan, in Mistralian spelling, ) is a literary and cultural association founded in 1854 by Frédéric Mistral and other Provençal writers to defend and promote the Occitan language (also called the ) and ...

from 1941 to 1956. He promoted Provençal language and literature in France and abroad.

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1893 births 1968 deaths People from Avignon 20th-century French lawyers French non-fiction writers 20th-century non-fiction writers {{France-academic-bio-stub