Georgios Seferiadis February 29, 1900 Urla, Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died
September 20, 1971(1971-09-20) (aged 71) Athens, Greece
Occupation
Poet, diplomat
Nationality
Greek
Alma mater
University of Paris
Literary movement
Modernism, Generation of the '30s[1]
Notable awards
Nobel Prize in Literature 1963
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Giorgos or George Seferis (/səˈfɛrɪs/; Greek: Γιώργος Σεφέρης[ˈʝorɣosseˈferis]), the pen name of Georgios Seferiadis (Γεώργιος Σεφεριάδης; March 13 [O.S. February 29] 1900 – September 20, 1971), was a Greek poet and diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate.[2]
He was a career diplomat in the Greek Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to the UK, a post which he held from 1957 to 1962.[3]
^Eleni Kefala, Peripheral (Post) Modernity, Peter Lang, 2007, p. 160.
^"The Nobel Prize - Giorgos Seferis".
^"The Kathimerini (2020) - Giorgos Seferis - The diplomat behind the poet".
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