Paul Valéry was born on October 30, 1871[1], in Sète[2]. He died on July 20, 1945[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], poet[6], journalist[7], writer[8], and essayist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,572 views/month, #7,071 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: Les principes d’an-archie pure et appliquée[31], The Crisis of the Mind[32]
Award received: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[33], Louis Barthou Prize[34], Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[35], Goethe Medal for Art and Science[36], Obsèques nationales en France[37]
Member of: Académie Française[38], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[39], PEN Club français[40], Union française pour le sauvetage de l'enfance[41], Société des poètes français[42]
Archives at: Departmental archives of Yvelines[45], Houghton Library[46], Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques-Doucet[47], ETH Zurich University Archives[48]
Things named for Paul Valéry include Paul-Valéry University (Montpellier, 1970-2024)[52], a university in France[53], in France[54], founded in 1971[55].
Why It Matters
Paul Valéry has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
He has been cited as an influence by Albert Einstein[58], a theoretical physicist[59], 1879–1955[60], of Kingdom of Württemberg[61], awarded the Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science[62], specialised in theoretical physics[63]; T. S. Eliot[64], a playwright[65], 1888–1965[66], of United States[67], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[68]; Bernard Stiegler[69], a philosopher[70], 1952–2020[71], of France[72], awarded the Officer of Arts and Letters[73]; and Edmund Wilson[74], a journalist[75], 1895–1972[76], of United States[77], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[78], specialised in literary activity[79].
Entities named for him include Paul-Valéry University (Montpellier, 1970-2024)[52], a university in France[53], in France[54], founded in 1971[55].
Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[33], Louis Barthou Prize[34], Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[35], and Goethe Medal for Art and Science[36].
Who did Paul Valéry influence?
Paul Valéry has been cited as an influence by Albert Einstein[58], T. S. Eliot[64], Bernard Stiegler[69], and Edmund Wilson[74].
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