Born Lons-le-Saumier, 10 May 1760; died Choisy-le-Roi, 26/27 June 1836, French poet and composer.

Posted as a lieutenant to Strasbourg in 1791, he became popular as a poet, violinist and singer.

His "Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin" (1792), later known as the "Marseillaise", became an official national song in 1795 and the French national anthem in 1879.