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A Provencal poet and novelist; born at Malemort (Vaucluse), France, May 3, 1844; died at Avignon, March 4, 1901. He was a lawyer and "juge de paix" in the department of Vaucluse, and one of the leading Provencal writers, ranking next to Mistral. His most famous work is "The Reds of the Midi", a story of the French Revolution, translated into English by Mrs. T. A. Janvier; next in importance, "Li Carbounie" (1876), and "Toloza" (1882), epic poems; "Lou Roumancero Prouvencau" (1887), shorter poems; "Li Papalino" (1891), Avignon stories. He was also editor of the "Armana Prouvencau", a literary annual, and from 1891 was the "Capoulie", or official head, of the "Felibrige", the society of Provencal men of letters.