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Mar 31, 1838 Saint Denis, Réunion, France Died on 12 Jun 1912 (aged 74)
French poet
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About Léon Dierx
- Léon Dierx (French: [le?~ dj??ks]; March 31, 1838 – June 11, 1912) was a French poet born in Saint-Denis in 1838.
- He came to Paris to study at the Central School of Arts and Manufactures and subsequently settled there, taking up a post in the education office.
- He became a disciple of Leconte de Lisle and one of the most distinguished of the Parnassians.
- At the death of Stéphane Mallarmé in 1898 he was acclaimed prince of poets by les jeunes.
- His works include: Aspirations (1858); Poèmes et poésies (1864); Lèvres closes (1867); Paroles d'un vaincu (1871) ; La Rencontre, a dramatic scene (1875) and Les Amants (1879).
- His Poésies complètes (1872) were crowned by the French Academy.
- A complete edition of his works was published in 2 vols., 1894-1896. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1901.
