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Memorial Page for Philippe Jaccottet
Jun 30, 1925 – Feb 24, 2021(95 years)Died in:Grignan, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Swiss poet
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June 30th, 2026
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Philippe Jaccottet (* June 30, 1925 in Moudon; † February 24, 2021 in Grignan) was a swiss poet. He was 95 years old. He was married to Anne-Marie Jaccottet. He studied at University of Lausanne. He received 10 awards, including Prix Goncourt de la Poésie, Schiller prize.
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12 EventsBorn in Moudon, Broye-Vully District
1925Rambert Award
1956Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation
1966Gottfried-Keller-Preis
1981Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
1994Grand prix national de la poésie
1995Friedrich Hölderlin Prize
1997Grand prix de poésie de la SGDL
1998Prix Goncourt de la Poésie
2003Schiller prize
2010Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
2018Died in Grignan, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Philippe Jaccottet. Forever remembered.