Philippe Jaccottet

Swiss poet (1925-2021) · Switzerland · On the map · Writers · Died at 95

Philippe Jaccottet was a Swiss-born Francophone poet and translator.

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2021Died24 February 20212018Prix mondial Cino Del DucaAward2010Schiller prizeAward2003Prix Goncourt de la PoésieAward2000Horst Bienek Award for PoetryAward1998Grand prix de poésie de la SGDLAward1997Friedrich Hölderlin PrizeAward1995Grand prix national de la poésieAward1994Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1981Gottfried-Keller-PreisAward1978Prix Littéraire Valery LarbaudAward1966Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for TranslationAward1956Rambert AwardAward1925Born30 June 1925

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