Louis Notari

He wrote in 1931 the final version of the text of the Monaco national anthem and he is considered as the first writer in Monégasque; before him, there was just oral literature.

He wrote three books:[1] Notari's writing in Monégasque has led to a veritable flowering of literature published in the language.

However, while a substantial proportion of Notari's work was religious in inspiration, Monégasque is probably unique among the Romance languages in that it possesses, as yet, no Bible translation.

Louis Notari was also prominent in civil engineering in the Principality, and was noted for his work on Monaco's renowned exotic garden, which annually hosts large numbers of visitors from many countries.

[4] A street in the suburb of La Condamine, Monaco, is named after Louis Notari.