Léon Dierx

Statue representing Léon Dierx in Saint-Denis, Réunion.

Leon Dierx (1838-1912) was a French poet born in the island of Réunion in 1838. He came to Paris to study at the Central School of Arts and Manufactures and subsequently settled there, taking up a post in the education office. He became a disciple of Leconte de Lisle and one of the most distinguished of the Parnassians. In the death of Stéphane Mallarmé in 1898 he was acclaimed prince of poets by les jeunes. His works include: Pomes ci posies (1864); Livres choses (186~); Paroles dun vaincu (1871) ; La Renconire, a dramatic scene (1875) and Les Amants (1879). His Poesies completes (1872) were crowned by the French Academy. A complete edition of his works was published in 2 vols., 1894-1896.

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• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)