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Paul Valéry

Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction, his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, music, and current events.

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culture · French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945) · philosopher · poet · journalist · writer · essayist · literary critic · university teacher · librettist · also Paul Valéry, Paul Ambroise Valery, Paul-Ambroise Valéry, Paul Valery, Paul-Ambroise Valery, Valéry

Born 30 October 1871 · Died 20 July 1945 · Q200639

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A difficulty is a light, but an insurmountable difficulty can be the very sun in what it reveals to us... [Une difficulté est une lumière. Une difficulté insurmontable est un soleil.]
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Quantas coisas é preciso ignorar para agir!
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2026· 2 entries

Mar 29, 2026Documented record69% confidence

moneycontrol.com: Quote of the Day by philosopher Paul Valéry: “The best way to make your dreams come true is to..."

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MidiLibre: Au musée Paul Valéry, le sétois André Cervera sera de retour au printemps pour son exposition "Carambolages"

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2024· 1 entry

Dec 9, 2024Documented record69% confidence

The New Yorker: Paul Valéry Would Prefer Not To

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2020· 1 entry

Aug 7, 2020Documented record69% confidence

Hyperallergic: The Monumental and Human Poetry of Paul Valéry

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2003· 1 entry

Feb 28, 2003Documented record69% confidence

The New Criterion: The intimate abstraction of Paul Valéry

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1945· 3 entries

Jul 20, 1945Documented record86% confidence

Died 1945-07-20.

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“Quantas coisas é preciso ignorar para agir!”

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“A difficulty is a light, but an insurmountable difficulty can be the very sun in what it reveals to us... [Une difficulté est une lumière. Une difficulté insurmontable est un soleil.]”

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1942· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1942Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Louis Barthou Prize (1942).

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1941· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1941Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: president (1941–1945).

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1937· 1 entry

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Was appointed chief executive of what later became the University of Nice

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1932· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1932Documented record84% confidence

Won Goethe Medal for Art and Science (1932).

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1931· 1 entry

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Founded the Collège International de Cannes, a private institution teaching French language and civilization

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1925· 2 entries

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Valéry became a tireless public speaker and intellectual figure in French society, touring Europe and giving lectures on cultural and social issues as well as assuming a number of official positions eagerly offered to hi

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Jan 1, 1925Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: seat 38 of the Académie française (1925–1945).

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1920· 2 entries

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And 1922, he published two slim collections of verses

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Began a tumultuous affair with a fellow poet, Catherine Pozzi, which lasted for eight years

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1917· 1 entry

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Finally broke his 'great silence' with the publication of La Jeune Parque, he was forty-six years of age

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1900· 1 entry

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Married Jeannine Gobillard, a friend of Stéphane Mallarmé's family, who was also a niece of the painter Berthe Morisot

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1871· 1 entry

Oct 30, 1871Documented record86% confidence

Born 1871-10-30.

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