Urbain Olivier (1810,
Eysins
Eysins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Eysins is first mentioned around 1001-02 as ''Osinco''.
Geography
Eysins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.2% is used for agricultural purpose ...
- 1888) was a
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
writer.
The brother of
Juste Olivier
Juste Daniel Olivier (October 18, 1807 – January 7, 1876), Swiss poet, was born in Eysins in the canton of Vaud; he was brought up as a peasant, but studied at the college of Nyon, and later at the academy of Lausanne.
Though originally intended ...
, he was well known from 1856 onwards as the author of numerous popular tales of rural life in the Canton of
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...
, especially of the region near
Nyon
Nyon (; outdated German language, German: or ; outdated Italian language, Italian: , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Nyon District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilomet ...
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1810 births
1888 deaths
People from Nyon District
Swiss writers in French
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