Poet, Nobel Prize Recipient. He received world-wide recognition as a Frenchman for sharing the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature "in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provencal philologist.” He shared his prize with Spanish playwright, José Echegaray y Eizaguirre. He led the 19th century revival of the Occitan or Provencal language and literature in southern France. Born to a well-to-do farmer, he attended the Royal College of Avigon, which was later renamed Frederic Mistral School in the honor of him. It was there an instructor introduced him to the culture of Provencal and their way of speaking. He received a law degree in 1851 from the University of Aix-en-Provence. Since he had enough wealth that he did not have to pursue a profession, he devoted his time and energy in maintaining the Provencal language and customs, which later was extended to include the whole of southern France, after recognizing that the French language in the south was not the same as northern France. He spent twenty years writing a scholarly dictionary of Provencal, “Lou Tresor dou Felibrige" 2 Volume, which was published in 1878. Although he attempted to restore the Provencal language as it was in ancient times, he did not succeed, but his poetry documented the language for future generations. His literary achievements: “Mirèio" in 1859; “Calendau" in 1867, “Nerto” in 1884, and “Lou Pouèmo dóu Rose” in 1897; a historical tragedy, “La Reino Jano" in 1890; two volumes of lyrics, “Lis Isclo d’or" in 1876; and “Lis Oulivado" in 1912; and many short stories, collected in “Prose d’Armana” Volume 3, between 1926 and 1929. Some of his writings have been translated to English. His best known writings are the two volumes, "Memoirs of Mistral” , which were published in 1906 after the Nobel Prize. His devotion to the local culture gave the region much pride. With his Nobel Prize money, he founded the Provencal Ethnographic Museum in Arles.