Raymond Vautherin (

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, 18 September 1935 – Aymavilles, 11 February 2018) was a French-speaking Italian linguist, poet and playwright. He wrote plays and poetry in

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Early life

Raymond Vautherin was born on 18 September 1935 in

. After his father died, he moved to Pont d'Aël, Aymavilles.

Career

Vautherin wrote poetry in

, locally called ''patois'', from the

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. As a member of the ''Comité des Traditions Valdôtaines'', he authored several plays in this patois and revived ''Charaban'', the local theatre company in ''patois''. He also translated the ''

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'' and ''

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'' into ''patois''. From 1975 to his death, he was the editor-in-chief of ''Lo Flambò'', the official magazine of the committee. He was also a member of the Valdotainian academic society ''Académie Saint-Anselme''.

Death

Vautherin died on 11 February 2018 in Aymavilles.

Selected works

*''Adjeu poésia'' (1957) *''Lo Cardeleun'' (1959)

References

1935 births 2018 deaths People from Savoie People from Aosta Valley French emigrants to Italy Linguists from France Linguists from Italy 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights 21st-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights Italian dramatists and playwrights {{Italy-linguist-stub