Jules Jouy was a French poet, but he was also known for a few other interesting things:
- Songwriter: Jouy wrote the lyrics to many songs, though it appears others mostly composed the music [The Morgan Library & Museum].
- Montmartre performer: He was a singer-songwriter associated with the artistic Montmartre district in Paris [fr.wikipedia.org].
- Satirical publisher: He founded a short-lived and rather crude satirical publication called "Le Journal des merdeux" (The Journal of the Diarrheics) [fr.wikipedia.org].
Here's a bit more about his life:
- He lived from 1855 to 1897 [fr.wikipedia.org].
- He was born in Bercy, France [fr.wikipedia.org].
- He was known as a "goguettier" which is a French term for a singer of bawdy songs [fr.wikipedia.org].
If you'd like to learn more about him, you can search online using terms like "Jules Jouy biography" or "French poet Jules Jouy".
