Paul Giéra (22 January 1816 – 26 April 1861) was a French Provençal poet.
Paul Giéra | |
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 Paul Giéra in 1854 | |
| Born | 22 January 1816 |
| Died | 26 April 1861 (aged 45) Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Occupation | Poet |
Early life
editPaul Giéra was born on 22 January 1816 in Avignon.[1] His father was Jean Baptiste Joseph Giéra and his mother, Marie Madeleine Marguerite Crillon.[1]
Career
editGiéra was the owner of the Château de Font-Ségugne in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.
On 21 May 1854, he invited Joseph Roumanille, Frédéric Mistral, Théodore Aubanel, Alphonse Tavan, Jean Brunet and Anselme Mathieu, where they founded the Félibrige movement.[2]
Death
editHe died on 26 April 1861 in his hometown of Avignon.[1]
Legacy
editThe Collège Paul Giéra in Avignon was named in his honour. It closed down in 2009 due to lack of public funding.[3]
The Gymnase Paul Giéra in Avignon was also named in his honour.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Antonin Paul Louis Ange François Giéra, GeneaNet
- ^ Joep Leerssen, Ann Rigney, Commemorating Writers in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Nation-Building and Centenary Fever, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, chapter 7 [1]
- ^ Unanimité surprise pour le collège Giéra d'Avignon, Vaucluse Matin, 27/09/2009
- ^ Mappy
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