Gabriela Mistral

Born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga and better known by her pen name of Gabriela Mistral, this Chilean poet was the 1945 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. She also received the 1951 Chilean National Prize for Literature, and her Sonetos de la Muerte poetry collection won the 1914 Juegos Florales literary contest.

Gabriela Mistral was born 7th April 1889 in Vicuna, Chile. Their primary profession is listed as poet. They died in 1957. On 7 April, 608 people in our archive share this birthday.