Gabriela Mistral date of birth:
April 7, 1889
How old was Gabriela Mistral when died?
67
Where was Gabriela Mistral born?
Vicuña, Chile
When did Gabriela Mistral die?
January 10, 1957
What is Gabriela Mistral nationality?
Chilean
What is Gabriela Mistral's occupation?
Educator, Diplomat, Poet
Short Biography
Gabriela Mistral (7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957) was the pseudonym of Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and feminist. She was the first Spanish American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she did in 1945 "for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world". Some central themes in her poems are nature, betrayal, love, a mother's love, sorrow and recovery, travel, and Latin American identity as formed from a mixture of Native American and European influences. Her portrait also appears on the 5, 000 Chilean peso bank note.