Paul Dermée

Deceased Person

1886 – 1951

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Who was Paul Dermée?

Paul Dermée was a Belgian Writer, Poet, Literary Critique. Born Camille Janssen in Liège, Belgium in 1886, he died Paris 1951.

He knew the painters Picasso, Juan Gris, Sonia and Robert Delaunay and the poets Valéry Larbaud and Max Jacob.

His wife, Céline Arnauld, was also an active poet and participant in the Paris Dada movement.

Discovered by the writer Tristan Tzara, he took the risk to diffuse the "Dada" review in the provence of Zurich. In exchange he received the title "Proconsul Dada".

He was director of the magazine L'Esprit Nouveau.

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Born
1886
Belgium
Nationality
  • Belgium
Died
1951

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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