Frédéric Mistral
1830 – 1914 · aged 84
Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige (1830–1914)
- Born
- 8 Sept 1830 · Maillane
- Died
- 25 Mar 1914 · Maillane
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- 8 Sept 1830BornBorn in Maillane
- 1863AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 1876 – 1914Role'majoral' of the Félibrige
- 1876 – 1888RoleCapoulié of the Félibrige
- 1884AwardVitet Prize
- 1890AwardJean Reynaud Prize
- 1895AwardOfficer of the Legion of Honour
- 1897AwardAlfred Née Award
- 1899 – 1914RolePresident
- 1904AwardNobel Prize in Literature
- 1909AwardCommander of the Legion of Honour
- 25 Mar 1914DiedDied in Maillane
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
Biography
Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral (French: [mistʁal]; Occitan: Josèp Estève Frederic Mistral, 8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was an Occitan writer and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language. He received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist". Mistral was a founding member of the Félibrige and member of the Académie de Marseille.
His name in his native language was Frederi Mistral (Mistrau) according to the Mistralian orthography, or Frederic Mistral (or Mistrau) according to the classical orthography.
Mistral's fame was owing in part to Alphonse de Lamartine who sang his praises in the 40th edition of his periodical Cours familier de littérature, following the publication of Mistral's long poem Mirèio. Alphonse Daudet, with whom he maintained a long friendship, eulogized him in "Poet Mistral", one of the stories in his collection Letters from My Windmill (Lettres de mon moulin).
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