Giorgos Seferis

Greek poet and diplomat

Giorgos or George Seferis (/s?'f?r?s/;Greek: G??????Sef???? ['?or?os se'feris]), the pen name of Georgios Seferiades (Ge??????

Sefe???d??;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.

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.

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