Sully Prudhomme

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1901

French Poet, lawyer. French Parnassian school group. Wrote elegantly in classic style. Interest in science & philosophy. Eye disease ended studying engineering.

Images

An 1880 photograph of French poet and essayist René François Armand “Sully” Prudhomme, first Nobel Laureate in Literature “in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect.” Source: Wikimedia Commons.

A portrait of Sully Prudhomme, drawn before 1880 by Paul Adolphe Rajon and featured in the first volume of Prudhomme’s complete works, published by Alphonse Lemerre. Author: Paul Adolphe Rajon. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Original caption: “Portrait de Sully-Prudhomme, René François Armand Prudhomme, dit (1839 - 1907), écrivain français, par Paul Adolphe Rajon (1843-1888). Frontispice du premier volume des oeuvres complètes, édition Alphonse Lemerre.” Google Translate

A photograph of Sully Prudhomme taken sometime between 1885 and 1895. Author: Paul Cardon. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Graphite sketch of Sully Prudhomme by François-Nicolas Chifflart, drawn circa 1890. Photo: National Gallery of Art. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

A postcard featuring Sully Prudhomme, circa 1900. Author: Félix Potin et Cie. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Portrait of Sully Prudhomme in pastels, created by Léon Printemps in 1902. Photo: Jacques Noireau. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Sully Prudhomme in 1907. Despite his poor health, he continued to write essays on philosophy and aesthetics until his sudden death on September 6, 1907. Author: Pierre Fons. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial statue of Sully Prudhomme in Lyon. Photo: JeanBono. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

“Science et poésie” (“Science and Poetry”) by Sully Prudhomme, written in 1898 and published in Épaves in 1908. Author: Sully Prudhomme. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Original caption: “Science et poésie par Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907) 1898 (manuscrit) et 1908 (publication dans Épaves)” Google Translate

The Société des poètes français, or Society of French Poets, was founded by Sully Prudhomme, José-Maria de Heredia, and Léon Dierx in 1902. Photo: Vysotsky. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Sully Prudhome was elected to the Académie Française, or French Academy, the official authority of the French language, in 1881. Photo: bijoux. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

A North Korean 1 won coin minted in 2001 commemorating the centenary of the first Nobel Prize in literature. Source: ucoin.net.

The plaque marking the house in Paris, France where Sully Prudhomme was born on March 16, 1839. Photo: Tangopaso. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Sully Prudhomme’s grave marker at Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France. Photo: Ablakok. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Sully Prudhomme Avenue in Châtenay-Malabry. Photo: Chabe01. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

A French stamp from 2007 commemorating the 100th anniversary of Prudhomme’s death. Photo: Dmitry Karasyuk. Source: Philatelia.Net.

A cartoon of Sully Prudhomme from a French publication titled Men of Today. Author: Émile Cohl. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Original caption: “Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907), dessin par Émile Cohl, Les Hommes d'aujourd'hui, n°284, 1886.” Google Translate.

“One comes to be of just such stuff as that on which the mind is set” - Maithri Upanishath, VI.34:3

“…the peace that is found in libraries and laboratories…” - Louis Pasteur

Contact Us E-Mail: info@GangaLib.org

Ganga library non-profit 501(c)(3) org. Contributions tax deductible. IRS Tax ID 46-2892728

Copyright © 2023 Ganga Library Inc.   All Rights reserved.;