Antoine Hippolyte Bigot, was a French writer, poet, and translator in the NîmesProvençal dialect of Occitan. Born into a Protestant family, Antoine Bigot was able to be educated and thereforeescape the manual farm labor so prevalent at that time and was intended to learn a trade. In 1850, he metJean Reboul and later, with whom he launched a literary career. In 1854, Frédéric Mistral and his friends founded the Provençal Occitan writers' association Félibrige and Bigot was invited to join. He wanted to praise his city in his own language, his "impure dialect that is disappearing". In 1861, he became a corresponding member of the Academy of Nîmes, and a full member in 1864. In 1865, he was a member of the Consistory of the Reformed Church. He died at his home on Rue Cart on January 7, 1897, and was buried in the Protestant cemetery in Nîmes, leaving behind a reputation as a poet. In 1903, due to the influence of his friend and successor Jean Mejean, a bust of Bigot was erected near the statue of Jean Reboul at the bottom of the grand staircase of the . Gaston Doumergue, the government minister and fellow Protestant, was present at the ceremony. Bigot has often been seen as opposed to Reboul.
Works
Li Bourgadieiro, poésies patoises, by A. Bigot and L. Roumieux
Li Griséto, poésies patoises
Li Boutoun de guèto, poésies patoises, by A. Bigot. Fables imitées de La Fontaine
Les Rêves du foyer, poésies
Li Bourgadieiro, poésies patoises
Recueil de fables patoises nouvelles
Li Fieuyo toumbado, poésies patoises et fables nouvelles
Li Flou d'armas, poésies et fables patoises
Les Rêves du foyer, œuvres posthumes de A. Bigot. Poésies patoises et françaises inédites
Œuvres complètes. Poésies languedociennes et françaises. Li Bourgadiéiro. Li Fueio toumbado. Li Flou d'Ermas. Obro Poustumo. Les Rêves du foyer. Œuvres posthumes
Fablas de Bigot : 23 fables illustrées avec leur traduction française
Fablas de Bigot : 20 nouvelles fables illustrées avec leur traduction française
