Abeozen

François Eliès, born Fañch Eliès and better known by the pseudonym Abeozen, (1896 Saint-Sauveur, Finistère – 1963 La Baule) was a Breton nationalist, novelist and dramatist who wrote in the Breton language. Abeozen was also a noted scholar of the Welsh language.

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Born: 1896
Died: 1963
Works: 9

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Yezadur berr ar c'hembraeg
Yezadur ar brezoneg krenn
Skol vihan ar c'hembraeg
Hervelina Geraouell
Barzhaz, 1837-1939

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3 total works indexed

Kan ar spered hag ar galon
· 1984
Argantael
· 1990
BIBLIOGRAPHIE EMIL ERNAULT (1852—1938).
· 1943

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Writer.name: Abeozen (François Eliès)
Writer.image: Abeozen-yaouank.jpg
Writer.pseudonym: Abeozen
Writer.birth_name: Fañch Eliès
Writer.birth_date: 1896
Writer.birth_place: Saint-Sauveur, Finistère
Writer.death_date: 1963
Writer.death_place: La Baule
Writer.occupation: Novelist, poet and Breton nationalist
Writer.nationality: French

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Commons category: Abeozen
date of birth: 1896-02-20
date of death: 1963-06-03
pseudonym: Abeozen
P8168: Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels

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3 objects attributed to Abeozen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Abeozen started contributing to the Breton literary journal Gwalarn in 1925. He worked as a teacher in Saint-Brieuc from 1927 to 1940 and founded the local branch of the communist Secours Rouge organization. During the German occupation of France, he joined Roparz Hemon at the newly founded Radio Rennes Bretagne and wrote for La Bretagne, ''L'Heure Bretonne and Arvor. He was also a member of Seiz Breur and the Institut celtique de Bretagne.