Edmond de la Fontaine (Dicks)

Edmond de la Fontaine, known as Dicks, was born on 24 July 1823 in Luxembourg, the third son of Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine, appointed governor of the grand duchy in 1841. After studies in Liège and Heidelberg, he was sworn in as a lawyer in 1850, served as a substitute judge, then as an employee of the railway company, and unsuccessfully opened a weaving mill in Remich. Mayor of Stadtbredimus from 1867 to 1870, he was appointed justice of the peace in Vianden in 1881 and died there on 24 June 1891. He wrote and composed songs, poems and comedies in the language of the country.

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• TheatreD'Mumm Sěs oder De GêschtEdmond de la Fontaine (Dicks) · 1855not translated into EnglishLiterature