Paul Valéry
French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945)
Paul Valéry was born on October 30, 1871 in Sète and died on July 20, 1945 in Paris, aged 73. Recorded occupations: philosopher, poet, journalist, writer, essayist and literary critic. Country of citizenship: France. Positions held include president of the French PEN Club, president and Member of the Académie française. Fields of work: philosophy, literature, literary criticism and journalism. Notable works include “Les principes d’an-archie pure et appliquée” and “The Crisis of the Mind”. Educated at Lycée Condorcet. Honours include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Louis Barthou Prize, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Goethe Medal for Art and Science. Member of Académie Française, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and PEN Club français.
- Born
- October 30, 1871 · Sète
- Died
- July 20, 1945 · Paris
- Age at death
- 73
- Citizenship
- France
- Occupations
- philosopher, poet, journalist, writer, essayist, literary critic
- Positions held
- president of the French PEN Club, president, Member of the Académie française
- Notable works
- Les principes d’an-archie pure et appliquée, The Crisis of the Mind
- Education
- Lycée Condorcet
- Honours
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Louis Barthou Prize, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Goethe Medal for Art and Science
- Wikipedia editions
- 54 languages
- Signature licence
- CC BY-SA 3.0
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