Anselme Mathieu (21 April 1828 – 8 February 1895) was a French Provençal poet.

Early life

Anselme Mathieu was born 21 April 1828 in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.Anselme Mathieu (1828-1895)
Bibliothèque nationale de FranceFédération Alphone Daudet: Les chemins d'Alphonse Daudet: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
/ref>Adophe von Bever, ''Les poètes du terroir'', Paris: Charles Delagrave, 1911-1914, p. 38

/ref> His parents were the fourth-generation owners of the Domaine Mathieu, a vineyard still in operation today.Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Domaine Mathieu

Poetry

Mathieu was a Provençal poet. He published poems in '' Armana prouvençau'' under the pseudonym of Félibre di Poutoun. On 21 May 1854, he co-founded the

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movement with

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Frédéric Mistral Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral (; oc, Josèp Estève Frederic Mistral, 8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was a French writer of Occitan literature and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language. He received the 1904 Nobel ...

, Théodore Aubanel, Jean Brunet, Paul Giéra and

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. He published ''La Farandole'', a collection of poems, in 1862. Mistral contributed the foreword.

Wine

Mathieu introduced the co-founders of the Félibrige to the red wine produced by his family vineyard. Moreover, he introduced it to

Alphonse Daudet Alphonse Daudet (; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet. Early life Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the ...

, another writer from Provence, who called it, "royal, imperial, pontifical." Additionally, Mathieu introduced Alexandre Dumas and

Alphonse de Lamartine Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (; 21 October 179028 February 1869), was a French author, poet, and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricolore as the flag of France. ...

, two writers from Paris, to this wine.

Death

He died on 8 February 1895.

Legacy

*The ''Collège Anselme Mathieu'', a secondary school in Avignon, is named in his honour.French Ministry of Education: Collège Anselme Mathieu
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References

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