born Sept. 8, 1830 , Maillane, France died March 25, 1914 , Maillane poet who led the 19th-century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He shared the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature and philology. Mistral's father was a well-to-do farmer in the former French province of Provence. He attended the Royal |
Frederic Mistral (September 8, 1830- March 25, 1914). Poet who led the 19th-century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He shared the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature and philology. Mistral's father was a well-to-do farmer in the former French province of Provence. He attended the Royal Born and died in Maillane?, France. |