title: Joseph Desanat
text: # Joseph Desanat
  
  Joseph Desanat (1796-1873) was a French Provençal poet and journal editor.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Joseph Desanat was born in 1796 in Tarascon.
  
  ## Career
  
  Desanat was first a courtier. He then moved to Marseille, where he made charcuterie.
  
  In 1841, Desanat founded Lou Bouil-Abaïsso, a literary journal of Provençal poetry published in Marseille. The journal ran from 1841 to 1842, and from 1844 to 1846. Desanat encouraged his friend Jean-Baptiste Gaut to submit poems, leading to a career as a poet and an advocacy of the Félibrige movement.
  
  A prolific Provençal poet himself, Desanat's use of the language is remarkable as it predates Frédéric Mistral's spelling rules.
  
  ## Death
  
  He died in 1873.
  
  ## Legacy
  
  The Boulevard Joseph Desanat in Tarascon was named in his honour.
  
  