Frédéric Marcelin
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Frédéric Marcelin was a Haiti
an writer and politician. Born in Port-au-Prince
, Marcelin was best known for the three novels Marilisse (1903), La Vengeance de Mama (1902), and Thémistocle Epaminondas Labasterre (1901). He also wrote a book on Haiti's national bank
, Haïti et sa Banque Nationale (1896), and another on the Finance and Commerce Department, Le Départment des Finances et du Commerce d'Haïti (1896).
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an writer and politician. Born in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, Marcelin was best known for the three novels Marilisse (1903), La Vengeance de Mama (1902), and Thémistocle Epaminondas Labasterre (1901). He also wrote a book on Haiti's national bank
National bank
In banking, the term national bank carries several meanings:* especially in developing countries, a bank owned by the state* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally...
, Haïti et sa Banque Nationale (1896), and another on the Finance and Commerce Department, Le Départment des Finances et du Commerce d'Haïti (1896).