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He was born in Vourla.
Vourla is near Smyrna in Asia Minor, Ottoman Empire (now İzmir, Turkey). -
Seferis' family, fled from Asia Minor.
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He was admitted as a Diplomat
He was admitted to the Royal Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a diplomat. -
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Seferis accompanied the Free Greek Government in exile.
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He continued his career as a diplomat
He continued to serve in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held diplomatic posts. -
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
1963: Seferis was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture”. -
He died in Athens.
At his funeral, huge crowds followed his coffin through the streets of Athens, singing Mikis Theodorakis’ setting of Seferis’ poem 'Denial' (then banned). He had become a popular hero for his resistance to the regime (dictatorship). The sense of being an exile from his childhood home has greatly influenced Seferis’ poetry.