Cappeau de Roquemaure

Placide Cappeau (October 25, 1808 – August 8, 1877) was a French poet and the author of the well-known poem, "Minuit, chrétiens" (O Holy Night) (1847), which was set to music by Adolphe Adam. He was born on 25 October 1808 at 8 p.m. in Roquemaure (Gard). He died on 8 August 1877 in Roquemaure, at the age of 69. He was the son of Mathieu Cappeau, a cooper, and Agathe Louise Martinet. From the beginning, he was destined to follow his father in the family business (vinification and cooperage); but after an accident