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'''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]])
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|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]]
}}
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[[Category:Luxembourgian poets]]
[[Category:People from Luxembourg City]]
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