(Hyppolyte) Louis Alexandre Dechet was a French actor and is regarded the author of the lyrics of Brabançonne, the Belgian national anthem. His pseudonym was Jenneval, possibly named after the drama Jenneval, ou le Barnevelt français (1769) of Louis Sébastien Mercier.

Occupation

Actor

Born

January 27, 1801 (age 225)

Country

France

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