Jean Fouchard (

Port au Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI ...

, 2 March 1912 - ''ibidem'', 30 September 1990) was a

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an historian, journalist, and diplomat. Fouchard was born in

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ...

and earned a law degree there. He worked as a journalist, founding the periodical ''La Relèvé'', and as a diplomat, serving as the ambassador to

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. He is best known for his historical publications.

Selected works

* ''Les Marrons du Syllabaire'' (1953) * ''Plaisirs de Saint-Domingue'' (1955) * ''Le Théâtre à Saint-Domingue'' (1955) * ''Artistes et Répertoires des Scènes de Saint-Domingue'' (1955) * ''Les Marrons de la Liberté'' (1972). English translation: ''The Haitian Maroons: Liberty or Death'' (1981), with a preface by C. L. R. James * ''Langue et Littérature des Aborigènes d'Ayiti'' (1972)

References

* 1912 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Haitian historians 20th-century Haitian journalists People from Port-au-Prince Ambassadors of Haiti to Cuba 20th-century Haitian male writers {{Haiti-diplomat-stub