- Frédéric Mistral
Infobox Writer
name = Frédéric Mistral
awards = awd|Nobel Prize in Literature |1904
birthdate = birth date|1830|9|8|mf=y
birthplace =France
deathdate = death date and age|1914|3|25|1830|9|8|mf=y
deathplace =France
occupation =Poet
nationality =France Frédéric Mistral (
September 8 ,1830 —March 25 ,1914 ) was a Frenchpoet who led the 19th century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He was a key figure in the literary "félibrige " movement.He shared the
Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature andphilology . Mistral's father was a well-to-do farmer in the former French province ofProvence .He was born and died in
Maillane ,Bouches-du-Rhône "département ", France.In his honour, the
Chile an poet Lucila Godoy Alcayaga took his surname for her pseudonym,Gabriela Mistral .Works include
* "
Mirèio " (1859), source of Charles Gounod's opera "Mireille"External links
* [http://www.nobel-winners.com/Literature/mistral_frederic.html Frédéric Mistral Biography]
* [http://www.notreprovence.fr/english/en_writers_mistral-frederic_life.html The life of Frederic Mistral on Notreprovence.fr]
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