Eugène Edine Pottier

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Eugène Pottier's tomb in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery
Eugène Pottier's tomb in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery

Eugène Edine Pottier (1816 - 1887) was a French revolutionary socialist, poet, and transport worker.

Pottier was elected a member of the Paris municipal council - the Paris Commune, in March 1871. During the Commune he wrote the poem L'Internationale which, once set to music by Pierre Degeyter, became the International Workingmen's Association anthem.

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