Émile Nelligan
Émile Nelligan | |
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Nelligan in 1899 | |
| Born | 24 December 1879 |
| Died | 18 November 1941 (aged 61) |
| Occupation | Poet |
Émile Nelligan (December 24, 1879 – November 18, 1941) was a Canadian Symbolist poet from Montreal who wrote in French. Even though he stopped writing poetry after being institutionalized at the age of 19, Nelligan remains an iconic figure in Quebec culture and was considered by Edmund Wilson to be the greatest Canadian poet in any language.