Étienne Azéma
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François Paul Étienne Azéma (15 January 1778[1] – 28 August 1851 in Saint-Denis, Réunion, on the island of Réunion) was a French poet, playwright, and writer of fables. He was a magistrate, delegated to the island by the Ministre de la Marine, and as a writer was well known for his play Médée. He was a descendant of Jean-Baptiste Azéma, a former governor of the island; he was the father of Georges Azéma, a historian, and Mazaé Azéma, a doctor. His grandson was the doctor Henri Azéma; other descendants include the poet Jean-Henri Azéma and the historian Jean-Pierre Azéma. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1850.[2]
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- People from Réunion of French descent
- Writers from Réunion
- Poets from Réunion
- 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
- People from Saint-Denis, Réunion
- 1776 births
- 1851 deaths
- 19th-century French poets
- French fabulists
- Dramatists and playwrights from Réunion
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