François Paul Étienne Azéma (15 January 1778 – 28 August 1851 in
Saint-Denis, Réunion
Saint-Denis (, ; ), unofficially Saint-Denis de La Réunion () for disambiguation, is the prefectures in France, prefecture (administrative capital) of the France, French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is lo ...
, on the island of
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
) was a French poet, playwright, and writer of
fable
Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, and that illustrates or leads to a parti ...
s. He was a magistrate, delegated to the island by the Ministre de la Marine, and as a writer was well known for his play ''Médée''. He was a descendant of
Jean-Baptiste Azéma, a former governor of the island; he was the father of
Georges Azéma, a historian, and
Mazaé Azéma, a doctor. His grandson was the doctor
Henri Azéma; other descendants include the poet
Jean-Henri Azéma and the historian
Jean-Pierre Azéma. He was made Chevalier of the
Legion of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
in 1850.
culture.gouv.fr : certificate of the legion of honour
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References
People from Réunion of French descent
Writers from Réunion
Poets from Réunion
19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
People from Saint-Denis, Réunion
1778 births
1851 deaths
19th-century French poets
French fabulists
Dramatists and playwrights from Réunion
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