Félix Arnaudin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Félix Arnaudin

French poet, photographer and folklorist

Date of Birth: 30-May-1844

Place of Birth: Labouheyre, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1921

Profession: photographer, poet, collector of fairy tales

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Félix Arnaudin (born Simon Arnaudin, 30 May 1844 – 6 December 1921) was a French poet, photographer, and specialist in Haute-Lande folklore.
In Gascony, M.
Arnaudin created his collection of tales by attending gatherings, as well as marriages and various agricultural festivals.
He left 3,000 photos to the Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux.Félix Arnaudin was the first to observe Haute-Lande as a native person.
He was said to be a linguist, folklorist, historian, ethnologist, photographer and writer.
He became famous studying the folklore of the Landes of Gascony, at that time in full economical and social transition.
His work is centered on recording Gascon language fairy tales and songs; on land, habitations, shepherd and peasants photography.
He, thus, consecrated his life to save this heritage from fading into oblivion.
His natal house became a photo exhibit managed by the Labouheyre commune.



Description	French photographer
Date of birth/death	14 June 1839	10 September 1897
Location of birth/death	Nantes	Bordeaux
Work location	Arcachon (1862–1865); Bordeaux (1865–1869); Bordeaux (1869–1874); Bordeaux (1874–1874)
Authority control	: Q24205812 VIAF: 12509513 ISNI: 0000 0000 0905 9384 ULAN: 500037155 BNF: 14057861v RKD: 387498