Surname: Prudhomme Forename(s): René François (Sully) b. 16 March 1839. d. 6 September 1907. Nationality: French. VIAF.
Poet. Educated in Lyon. Author of Stances et Poèmes (1869), Les Epreuves (1869), Les Destins (1872), and Le Bonheur (1888), among other works. Associated with the literary movement of Parnassianism.
Enlisted in the Garde Nationale during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). Awarded
the first Nobel Prize for literature in 1901. Biographical Information: DLB. (DD)