Paul Giéra (22 January 1816 – 26 April 1861) was a French Provençal poet.

Paul Giéra
Paul Giéra in 1854
Born22 January 1816
Died26 April 1861(1861-04-26) (aged 45)
Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
OccupationPoet

Early life

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Paul Giéra was born on 22 January 1816 in Avignon.[1] His father was Jean Baptiste Joseph Giéra and his mother, Marie Madeleine Marguerite Crillon.[1]

Career

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Giéra was the owner of the Château de Font-Ségugne in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.

On 21 May 1854, he invited Joseph Roumanille, Frédéric Mistral, Théodore Aubanel, Alphonse Tavan, Jean Brunet and Anselme Mathieu, where they founded the Félibrige movement.[2]

Death

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He died on 26 April 1861 in his hometown of Avignon.[1]

Legacy

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The Collège Paul Giéra in Avignon was named in his honour. It closed down in 2009 due to lack of public funding.[3]

The Gymnase Paul Giéra in Avignon was also named in his honour.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Antonin Paul Louis Ange François Giéra, GeneaNet
  2. ^ Joep Leerssen, Ann Rigney, Commemorating Writers in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Nation-Building and Centenary Fever, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, chapter 7 [1]
  3. ^ Unanimité surprise pour le collège Giéra d'Avignon, Vaucluse Matin, 27/09/2009
  4. ^ Mappy