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Charles Péguy

French poet, essayist, and editor (1873-1914) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 41

Charles Pierre Péguy was a French poet, essayist, and editor. His two main philosophies were socialism and nationalism; by 1908 at the latest, after years of uneasy agnosticism, he had become a believing Catholic. From that time, Catholicism strongly influenced his works.

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1920Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1915Broquette-Gonin prize in poetryAward1914Died5 September 19141911Estrade-Delcros awardAward1873Born7 January 1873

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Knight of the Legion of Honour1920
Broquette-Gonin prize in poetry1915
Estrade-Delcros award1911
Mort Pour la France
Concours général
Croix de guerre 1914-1918

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Péguy was killed in World War I at age 41 by German invading forces near Villeroy, Seine-et-Marne.

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1873 to 1914 · aged 41

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