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Frédéric Mistral

Also known as Frederi Mistral, Frederic Mistral, Frederick Mistral, Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral

Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige (1830–1914)

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Frédéric Mistral was a 19th-century writer and poet from Provence who worked to preserve and promote the Provençal language through his literary works and scholarship. He founded Le Félibrige, a literary movement dedicated to reviving Provençal culture and language, and created a comprehensive lexicon of the language, making him a central figure in keeping Provençal alive during a period when it was fading from use.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1904
“in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist”
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Maillane
Place of death: Maillane
Occupation: lexicographer
Educated at: Paul Cézanne University
Languages spoken: Occitan
Native language: Occitan
Participant in: Félibrige
Genre: poetry
Movement: Félibrige
Image: Frederic Mistral portrait photo.jpg

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birth name: Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral
name in native language: Frederi Mistral
Commons category: Frédéric Mistral
date of birth: 1830-09-08
date of death: 1914-03-25
topic's main category: Category:Frédéric Mistral
Commons gallery: Frédéric Mistral
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
writing language: French
Commons Creator page: Frédéric Mistral
influenced by: Antoine Blaise Crousillat
pseudonym: Ambròsi Boufarel
significant person: Joseph Roumanille
P8168: Federal Ministry of the Treasury
nickname: Homer of Provence
archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch

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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Frédéric Mistral, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Mireya: Provençal poem

Mireya : poema provenzal

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral ( French: [mistʁal]; Occitan: Josèp Estève Frederic Mistral, 8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was an Occitan writer and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language. He received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist". Mistral was a founding member of the Félibrige and member of the Académie de Marseille.

His name in his native language was Frederi Mistral (Mistrau) according to the Mistralian orthography, or Frederic Mistral (or Mistrau) according to the classical orthography.

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