León de Greiff
Colombian poet (1895-1976) · Colombia · On the map · Writers · Died at 80
Francisco de Asís León Bogislao de Greiff Haeusler, was a Colombian poet known for his stylistic innovations and deliberately eclectic use of obscure lexicon. Best known simply as León de Greiff, he often used different pen names. The most popular were Leo le Gris and Gaspar Von Der Nacht.
León de Greiff is read about 53 times a day, in 12 languages.
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León de Greiff at the age of one. Taken by Melitón Rodríguez Roldán in 1896.![1840 Painting of Wilhelm Faxe, Bishop of Lund, great-great-grandfather of León de Greiff.[9]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Wilhelm_Faxe_1840.jpg/500px-Wilhelm_Faxe_1840.jpg)
1840 Painting of Wilhelm Faxe, Bishop of Lund, great-great-grandfather of León de Greiff.[9]
Cover of the 1st issue of Panida featuring de Greiff's first published poem, Ballad of the Mad Owls.
Caricature of León de Greiff by fellow panida Ricardo Rendón.
The León de Greiff Auditorium (left building) is considered a National Monument and is home to the Bogota Philharmonic
The León de Greiff Library and park designed by Giancarlo MazzantiAwards
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De Greiff was one of the founders of Los Panidas, a literary and artistic group established in 1915 in the city of Medellín.
