Victor E. Rillieux

Victor E. Rillieux
Victor E. Rillieux
Born	Victor Ernest Rillieux; c. 1842; New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	12, 5, 1898 (aged 56)
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, Poet, Playwright, Businessman
Known for	Various works

Victor Earnest Rillieux (c. 1842 – 1898) was an American Creole of color songwriter, poet, playwright and businessman.

Career

He was blind and was known for having written more than any other contemporary Louisianan, although few of his works remain. He wrote many poems about contemporary civil rights activists, including Ida B. Wells and the ex-Confederate Black civil rights advocate P. G. T. Beauregard.^[1]

Life and family

Rillieux was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to a distinguished Creole family that provided many services to its community. One of his cousins was Norbert Rillieux, an inventor who created sugar refining equipment. Rillieux died on December 5, 1898.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Rodolphe Lucien Desdunes (1973). Our People and Our History: Fifty Creole Portraits. Louisiana State University Press. p. 59.

[Our_People_and_Our_History:_Fifty_Creole_Portraits-1] Rodolphe Lucien Desdunes (1973). Our People and Our History: Fifty Creole Portraits. Louisiana State University Press. p. 59.

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Victor E. Rillieux
Born	Victor Ernest Rillieux c. 1842 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	12, 5, 1898 (aged 56)
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, Poet, Playwright, Businessman
Known for	Various works