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Mistral, Frédéric (1830 - 1914)

Born in1830 and died in 1914, Frédéric Mistral is a French author who won the Nobel Prize for literature. A founder member of the Félibrige movement, he tried, by means of this movement and his writing to promote the use of the langue d’oc. His interest in his region of origin – Provence – also saw the foundation of the Museon Arlaten in Arles.

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