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(Tuesday)
Died
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Nationality
Languages
French
Spouse
Dorothy Russel
Parents
Renée Dormoy-Léger
Education
Lycée Louis-Barthou, University of Bordeaux
Zodiac Sign
♊ Gemini
Chinese Zodiac
猪 Pig
Name Origin
English < French < Latin < Ancient Greek (Ἀλέξιος)
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Saint-John Perse: French poet and diplomat (1887–1975).
Born in Pointe-à-Pitre (died at age 88).
6 awards including Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Studied at Lycée Louis-Barthou.
AWARDS (6)
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Commander of the Legion of Honour
WON
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Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
WON
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Grand prix national des Lettres
WON
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Knight of the Legion of Honour
WON
Biography
Alexis Leger, better known by his pseudonym Saint-John Perse, was a French poet, writer and diplomat, awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time"
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