The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Dierx, Léon

DIERX, dē'ėr', Léon, French poet: b. on the Island of Réunion 1838. He was educated in Paris, where he became a member of the Parnassians. He has published &lsquo;Aspirations&rsquo; (1858); &lsquo;Poèmes et poésies&rsquo; (1864); &lsquo;Les lèvres closes&rsquo; (1867); &lsquo;Les paroles du vaincu&rsquo; (1871); &lsquo;La recontre&rsquo; (1874); &lsquo;Les amants&rsquo; (1879). The Academy crowned his collected poems (1889-90).