George Seferis

greece, nobel prize, poet, diplomat, literature

Born Mar 13, 1900

Athens, Greece

Passed Away Sep 20, 1971 Athens, Greece

Lifespan 71 years old

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"Wherever I travel, Greece wounds me."

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Nobel Prize-winning Greek poet and diplomat whose austere modernist verse captured the tragedy and enduring light of Hellenism.

Biographical Record

George Seferis (pen name of Georgios Seferiadis) was the first Greek writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1963.

A career diplomat who served as Greek Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Seferis brought modernist techniques influenced by T.S. Eliot to Greek poetry, composing haunting masterworks like 'Mythistorema' and 'The Thrush'.

In 1969, he made a courageous public broadcast against the Greek military junta, affirming his unyielding commitment to democracy and freedom of speech.

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Final Resting Place

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First Cemetery of Athens
Athens, Greece

                         GPS: 37.9628, 23.7381                    

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