Sully Prudhomme

Nobel Prize in Literature 1901

“in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect”

Sully Prudhomme was a French poet and essayist. He was the first Nobel laureate in Literature, receiving the 1901 prize in special recognition of his poetic composition. He was born in 1839.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1839–1907