George Métivier

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George Métivier was a 19th-century Guernsey poet celebrated as one of the foremost writers in the Guernésiais language and often called the island’s national poet.

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George Métivier canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Guernésiais-language poet ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
associatedWith Guernésiais language revival ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalHeritage Guernsey culture ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1790 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1881 ⓘ
describedAs foremost writer in the Guernésiais language ⓘ
national poet of Guernsey ⓘ
ethnicGroup Guernseyman ⓘ
familyName Métivier ⓘ
fieldOfWork linguistics of Guernésiais ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
song ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasOccupation lexicographer ⓘ
hasWorkContext Channel Islands literature ⓘ
Norman languages ⓘ
linked to: Norman language
honorificTitle national poet of Guernsey ⓘ
influencedBy Norman literary tradition ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Guernésiais ⓘ
movement Romanticism ⓘ
name George Métivier ⓘ
nativeLanguage Guernésiais ⓘ
notableFor contributions to Guernésiais lexicon ⓘ
popularizing Guernésiais literature ⓘ
preserving Guernésiais through poetry ⓘ
notableWork Fantaisies Guernesiaises ⓘ
Les chansons de Guernesey ⓘ
Rimes Guernesiaises ⓘ
occupation poet ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Guernsey ⓘ
placeOfDeath Guernsey ⓘ
regionOfActivity Channel Islands ⓘ
residence Guernsey ⓘ
usedWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
wroteAbout Channel Islands folklore ⓘ
Guernsey rural life ⓘ

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Guernésiais → hasNotableAuthor → George Métivier ⓘ
George Métivier → name → George Métivier ⓘ