Sully Prudhomme
1839 – 1907 · aged 68
French poet, Nobel prize for literature winner 1901 (1839–1907)
- Born
- 16 Mar 1839 · 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
- Died
- 7 Sept 1907 · Châtenay-Malabry
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- 16 Mar 1839BornBorn in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
- 1870 – 1871WarFranco-Prussian War
- 1877AwardVitet Prize
- 1881 – 1907RoleMember of the Académie française
- 1901AwardNobel Prize in Literature
- 7 Sept 1907DiedDied in Châtenay-Malabry
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
René François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (French: [syli pʁydɔm]; 16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901.
Born in Paris, Prudhomme originally studied to be an engineer, but turned to philosophy and later to poetry; he declared it as his intention to create scientific poetry for modern times. In character sincere and melancholic, he was linked to the Parnassus school, although, at the same time, his work displays characteristics of its own.
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