Fernand Hibbert

Born in Miragoâne, Hibbert was educated in Paris, France, where he studied law and political science.

After returning to Haiti in 1894, he worked as a teacher, politician, and diplomat.

Along with his contemporaries Frédéric Marcelin and Justin Lhérisson he worked to establish a uniquely Haitian novel.

He was the father of Haitian mathematician and statesman Lucien Hibbert.

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