Sully Prudhomme: Biography, Facts and Career
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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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- Full name: Sully Prudhomme
- Born: 1839-03-16
- Nationality: France
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q42247
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Who is Sully Prudhomme?
René François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (French: [syli pʁydɔm]; 16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist.
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Sully Prudhomme is France.
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Sully Prudhomme was born on 1839-03-16.
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