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May 31, 1887
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September 20, 1975
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Saint-John Perse
Saint Leger Leger
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Saint-John Perse was a French poet, diplomat, and writer born on May 31, 1887, in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe . He held French citizenship and was also known by the pseudonym Saint Leger Leger .
Perse studied at the University of Bordeaux and Lycée Louis-Barthou . He had a successful career as a poet , diplomat , and writer . Saint-John Perse passed away on September 20, 1975, in Hyères, France .
His outstanding contributions to literature earned him the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature .
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