Justin Lhérisson (10 February 1873, in

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– 15 November 1907) was a

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an writer, lawyer, journalist, and teacher. He is best known for two novels, ''La Famille des Pititecaille'' (1905) and ''Zoune Chez sa Ninnaine'' (1906), and for being the author of the lyrics of Haiti's national anthem, . Born in

, Lhérisson held a law degree and worked as a lawyer, journalist, and teacher. As a history teacher, he published a book on the Spanish colonial period of Haiti's history. He also founded the periodical '' Le Soir'' and wrote two books of poetry, ''Les Chants de l'Aurore'' (1893) and ''Passe-temps'' (1893). Along with his contemporaries Frédéric Marcelin and Fernand Hibbert he worked to establish a uniquely Haitian novel.

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