Ernest Sabatier (24 May 1886 – 13 February 1965) [1] [2] was French historian, poet and a Catholic missionary from the Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Oceania. [3] [4] He studied theology at University of Fribourg. [4]
Sabatier is known for studying the Gilbertese language in the former Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati). He arrived the Gilbert Islands in 1913. [4] [5]
He won the Archon-Despérouses Prize for poetry in 1930. [6]
Ernest Sabatier (24 May 1886 – 13 February 1965) [1] [2] was French historian, poet and a Catholic missionary from the Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Oceania. [3] [4] He studied theology at University of Fribourg. [4]
Sabatier is known for studying the Gilbertese language in the former Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati). He arrived the Gilbert Islands in 1913. [4] [5]
He won the Archon-Despérouses Prize for poetry in 1930. [6]