Jean Dorey (27 January 1831 of Ville-ès-Nouaux in
Saint-Hélier
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–23 August 1872)
was a
Norman language
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writer from
Jersey
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.
Of a family of La Blanche Pierre in the parish of St. Lawrence, Jean Dorey wrote under the pen names of JD, JDR and Jean des Ruettes in
Jèrriais
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, in
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
and in
English
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* English language
* English people
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Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
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. He wrote sometimes in a phonetic version of Jerriais. A number of his short poems were published in the ''Nouvelle Année'' around 1870. He was also the author of a book. A number of saying, nursery rhymes, and poems were left in a manuscript which passed to
Fraînque Le Maistre and is today in the library of the
Société Jersiaise
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*The publication of local history
*T ...
.
He was an author in French and English of historical, genealogical and art articles on various subjects. During the course of his life, he worked with the ''Chronique de Jersey'' (Jersey Chronicle), ''Jersey Independent'', ''l'Imprimerie de l'International'' in
London
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and also ''Le Phare de la Loire'' in
France
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.
References
Norman-language writers
Jersey writers
1831 births
1872 deaths
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