Pierre Louÿs
Novelist, Author
1870 – 1925
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Who was Pierre Louÿs?
Pierre Louÿs was a French poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings. He is known as a writer who sought to "express pagan sensuality with stylistic perfection." He was made first a Chevalier and then an Officer of the Légion d'honneur for his contributions to French literature.
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- Born
- Dec 10, 1870
Ghent - Also known as
- Pierre Louys
- Pierre-Félix Louis
- Pierre Félix Louis
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Aline Steenackers
(1923 - ) - Aline Steenackers
(1917 - 1923)
- Aline Steenackers
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Ghent
- Died
- Jun 4, 1925
Paris
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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