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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Literature (114) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1960s (79) 1963 (11) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1900s (92) 1900 (8) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Asia (96) Middle East (13) Turkey (3) İzmir (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1970s (66) 1971 (9) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, southern (27) Greece (2) Athens (2) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) G (55) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name S-Z (212) S (103) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) G (35) Georges (3) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Christianity (158) Greek Orthodox (2) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 60 - 69 (252) 64 (34) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (123) Media and Communication Workers (117) Writers and Editors (101) Writers and Authors (101) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, southern (30) Greece (2) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, western (390) France (92) Paris (73) University of Paris (50) Alumni (42) complete name: Giorgos Seferis nobel prize: literature award year: 1963 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1963 was awarded to Giorgos Seferis "for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Georges family name: Seferis occupation: writer occupation: poet occupation: diplomat occupation: translator description: Giorgos Seferis was a Greek poet-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. pronunciation: (Greek: Γιώργος Σεφέρης), the pen name of Georgios Seferiades (Γεώργιος Σεφεριάδης), image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1963. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1963/summary/> date birth: 1900 date death: 1971 usual name: Giorgos Seferis