Giorgos Seferis

Giorgos Seferis
Seferis in 1921
Born	Georgios Seferiadis February 29, 1900 Urla, Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	September 20, 1971(1971-09-20) (aged 71) Athens, Greece
Occupation	Poet, diplomat
Nationality	Greek
Alma mater	University of Paris
Literary movement	Modernism, Generation of the '30s[1]
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature 1963
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Giorgos or George Seferis (/səˈfɛrɪs/; Greek: Γιώργος Σεφέρης [ˈʝorɣos seˈferis]), the pen name of Georgios Seferiadis (Γεώργιος Σεφεριάδης; March 13  [O.S. February 29] 1900 – September 20, 1971), was a Greek poet and diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate.^[2]

He was a career diplomat in the Greek Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to the UK, a post which he held from 1957 to 1962.^[3]