Jules Solime Milscent
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Template:Short description Jules Solime Milscent (c. 1778 – 7 May 1842) was a Haitian fabulist, poet, and politician. He was a mulatto, born in Grande-Rivière du Nord to an ethnically French father and a free mother of African descent. Educated in France, Milscent co-founded the periodical L'Abeille Haytienne and served in several government positions, including a seat on the commission to draft the Haitian Civil Code. He is best known for his fables, such as:
- L'Homme, la Guêpe et le Serpent
- Le Cœur et l'Esprit
- L'Homme et le Serpent
- Le Chien et le Loup
- L'Enfant et la Sauterelle
Milscent was killed in the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake.
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