Placide Cappeau
French poet, the of the poem, "Minuit, chrétiens" (O Holy Night; 1808-1877) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 68
Placide Cappeau was a French poet and the author of the poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (1847), set to music by Adolphe Adam and known in English as "O Holy Night" or "Cantique de Noël".
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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1808 to 1877 · aged 68
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