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Léger
(lā-zhāˈ), Alexis Saint-Léger Pen name Saint-John Perse (pĕrs, pûrs) 1887-1975.
French poet and diplomat whose works include Anabase (1924) and Chronique (1960). He won the 1960 Nobel Prize for literature.
, Fernand 1881-1955.
French artist. An early cubist who worked in bright flat colors, Léger incorporated industrial and mechanical images into his work.