Giorgos Seferis
Giorgos Seferis | |
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Seferis in 1921 | |
| Born | Georgios Seferiadis February 28, 1900 Urla, Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | September 20, 1971 (aged 71) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Poet, diplomat |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Literary movement | Modernism, Generation of the '30s |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1963 |
| Spouse | Maria Zannou |
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Giorgos or George Seferis (/səˈfɛrɪs/; Greek: Γιώργος Σεφέρης [ˈʝorɣos seˈferis]), the pen name of Georgios Seferiadis (Γεώργιος Σεφεριάδης; March 13 [O.S. February 28] 1900 – September 20, 1971), was a Greek poet and diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate.
He was a career diplomat in the Greek Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to the UK, a post which he held from 1957 to 1962.