Frédéric Mistral
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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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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.