Joseph Marius Diouloufet
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Joseph Marius Diouloufet (Éguilles
Éguilles
Éguilles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Provence.-History:Tracks of an early settlement dating back to the 3rd century BC have been found...

, 19 September 1771–Cucuron
Cucuron
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, 19 May 1840) was a Provençal
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...

 poet
Poet
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Biography

As a seminarian, Diouloufet had to leave Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...

 for Italy
Italy
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 with the advent of the French Revolution
French Revolution
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Under the Empire
First French Empire
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, he became a trader in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...

. He made friends with Ambroise Roux-Alphéran
Ambroise Roux-Alphéran
Ambroise Roux-Alphéran , aka Ambroise-Thomas Roux-Alphéran, was a French historian and clerk of the court of Aix-en-Provence under the Restoration.-Biography:...

, who lived on the same street as him. A librarian in Aix, he was dismissed during the French Revolution of 1830.

He died from apoplexy
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...

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Work and themes

His Provençal poetry, fables and tales didn't go unnoticed at the time of publication.

His work is pervaded by the use of a very raw strand of Provençal.

He died before finishing a French-Occitan dictionary..
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