Valery biography
Paul Valéry.
Valery biography
Paul Valéry
French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945)
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Paul Valéry photographed by Henri Manuel, 1920s. | |
| Born | Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (1871-10-30)30 October 1871 Sète, France |
| Died | 20 July 1945(1945-07-20) (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Language | French |
| Education | Collège de France |
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| Spouse | Jeannie Gobillard |
| Partner | Catherine Pozzi |
| Children | Agathe Rouart-Valéry |
Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (French:[pɔlvaleʁi]; 30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher.
In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, music, and current events. Valéry was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 12 different years.[1]
Biography
Valéry was born to a Corsican father and Genoese-Istrian mother in Sète, a town on the Mediterranean coast of the H