Juste Chanlatte

Juste Chanlatte, Comte de Rosier (1766–1828) was a Haitian editor, journalist, poet, playwright and a count. He served as secretary to King Henri I of the Kingdom of Haiti with the noble title of Comte de Rosier. Chanlatte was born in Port-au-Prince and educated in France. He wrote for La Gazette du Cap and later was the editor of the official government publication under President Jean-Pierre Boyer, le Télégraphe.

Selected works

 * "Hayti reconnaissante" (1819)
 * Ode à l'Indépendance (1821)
 * Cantate à l'Indépendance (1821)
 * La Triple Palme (1822)
 * Le Naufrage de "l'Alexandre"