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Born on August 26, 1880 in Rome, Province of Rome, Italy, Guillaume Apollinaire was a poet, writer and playwright. Death is recorded on November 9, 1918, at the age of 38. Listed accolades include mort pour la France. Notable works include Alcools.
My Take
Apollinaire fascinates me as a true demolisher of literary boundaries. Born in Rome of mixed Polish, Swiss, and Italian blood, he was an outsider who refused every convention, stripping punctuation from Alcools and even coining the word surrealism. He didn't decorate poetry; he detonated it. That he died at thirty-eight, weakened by a war wound, feels like one of art's great losses. I prefer to remember him not as a soldier honored for dying for France, but as the restless mind who shattered how a poem could look and behave on the page.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Guillaume Apollinaire
- Name (Japanese)
- ギヨーム・アポリネール
- Reading
- ぎよーむ・あぽりねーる
- Born
- August 26, 1880 – November 9, 1918
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Rome, Province of Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- poet / writer / playwright / art critic / diarist
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- mort pour la France
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Alcools | — |
4. Links
5. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Guillaume Apollinaire born?
Born August 26, 1880.
When did Guillaume Apollinaire die?
Died November 9, 1918, aged 38.
Where was Guillaume Apollinaire from?
Guillaume Apollinaire was from Rome, Province of Rome, Italy.
What did Guillaume Apollinaire do?
Guillaume Apollinaire worked as poet, writer, playwright, art critic, diarist.
What was Guillaume Apollinaire known for?
Notable works include Alcools.
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