Pompée Valentin Vastey
Politician, Author
1781 – 1820
Who was Pompée Valentin Vastey?
Pompée Valentin Vastey, or Pompée Valentin, Baron de Vastey, was a Haitian writer, educator, and politician. Vastey was what people at the time called a "mulatto," because he was born to a white French father and a Haitian mother. He served as secretary to King Henri Christophe and tutor to Christophe's son, Victor Henri. Vastey also claimed to have fought in Toussaint’s army and is said to have been the second cousin of the French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas. Vastey is best known for his essays on the history and contemporary circumstances of Haiti.
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- Born
- 1781
- Also known as
- Pompee Valentin Vastey
- Profession
- Died
- 1820
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on July 23, 2013
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