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Facts

Born September 8, 1830 • France
Died March 25, 1914 (aged 83) • France
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1904)
Notable Works “Lou Pouèmo dóu Rose” • “Mirèio”

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Frédéric Mistral, etching, 1864
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