Dicks 865848 224194464 2008-07-07T19:20:47Z Bobo192 97951 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/68.192.26.19|68.192.26.19]] ([[User talk:68.192.26.19|talk]]) to last version by 79.207.175.156 {{otheruses4|the Luxembourgian poet|the Texan hardcore band|The Dicks}} {{otheruses|Dick}} {{otheruses|Dix}} '''Edmond de la Fontaine''' ([[24 July]] [[1823]] – [[24 June]] [[1891]]), better known by his [[pen name]] of '''Dicks''', was a [[Luxembourg]]ian [[jurist]], [[poet]], and [[lyricist]], known for his work in the [[Luxembourgish language]]. He is considered the [[national poet]] of Luxembourg, and, along with [[Michel Lentz]] and [[Michel Rodange]], one of the most important figures in the history of Luxembourgian [[literature]]. In addition, his ''Luxemburger Sitten und Bräuche'' was one of the most influential early [[ethnography|ethnographies]] on the Luxembourgian people. Fontaine was the third son of [[Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine]], who was appointed [[Governor]] of Luxembourg in [[1841]], and subsequently served as the country's first [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg|Prime Minister]] in [[1848]]. Fontaine studied at [[University of Liège|Liège]] and [[Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg|Heidelberg]] from [[1844]] until [[1847]], before becoming a [[lawyer]] in [[1850]]. From [[1867]] until [[1870]], he served as [[mayor]] of [[Stadtbredimus]], in eastern Luxembourg's [[Moselle Valley]]. In [[1881]], he became a [[Justice of the Peace]] in [[Vianden]], where he would live for the last decade of his life. ==Works== ===Lyrics=== * ''Liss, du bass mäi Caprice'' * ''Den Hexemeeschter'' ===Plays=== * ''Scholdschäin'' (the first play written in Luxembourgish) * ''De Koséng'' * ''Mumm Séiss'' * ''Kiirmesgäscht'' ===Poetry=== * ''De Wëllefchen a de Fiischen'' * ''D'Vulleparlament am Gréngewald'' * ''Am Wanter'' ===Ethnography=== * ''Luxemburger Sitten und Bräuche'' (in [[German language|German]]) {{incomplete-list}} {{Persondata |NAME=Fontaine, Edmond de la |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Dicks |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Luxembourgian writer and national poet |DATE OF BIRTH=[[24 July]] [[1823]] |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Luxembourg City]], [[Luxembourg]] |DATE OF DEATH=[[24 June]] [[1891]] |PLACE OF DEATH=[[Vianden]], [[Luxembourg]] }} [[Category:1823 births]] [[Category:1891 deaths]] [[Category:Luxembourgian jurists]] [[Category:Luxembourgian poets]] [[Category:People from Luxembourg City]] {{Luxembourg-bio-stub}} {{Poet-stub}} [[de:Edmond de la Fontaine]] [[lb:Edmond de la Fontaine]]