Paul Valéry

Paul Valéry was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher.
* He was born in Sète, France in 1871.
* He studied law and philosophy at the University of Montpellier.
* He began writing poetry in the 1890s.
* He published his first collection of poems, "La Jeune Parque," in 1917.
* He was elected to the Académie française in 1925.
* He died in Paris in 1945.
* He is considered one of the most important French poets of the 20th century.
* His work is known for its intellectual rigor and its exploration of the nature of language and thought.