Roumanille, Joseph (1818-1891)

Provençal writer. His poems first appeared in Li Margarideto/The Easter Daisies 1847 and were later collected in Les oubreto 1860. In 1854, with his pupil Frédéric Mistral, he founded the society of writers known as the Soci dou Félibrige to promote the use of the Provençal language. See also Provençal literature.

Roumanille was born in St Rémy, Bouches-du-Rhône, and was a teacher in Avignon before becoming a publisher.

The annual publication of the Soci dou Félibrige, L'Armana Provencau, was founded 1855 and helped to popularize the use of Provençal. Roumanille's charming stories, including ‘Le Curé de Cucugnan’, were first printed in its pages.