Sully Prudhomme Sully Prudhomme René François Armand (Sully) Prudhomme (; 16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901. Born in Paris, Prudhomme originally studied to be an engineer, but turned to philosophy and later to poetry; he declared it as his intention to create scientific poetry for modern times. In character sincere and melancholic, he was linked to the Parnassus school, although, at the same time, his work displays characteristics of its own. Prudhomme was born to a French shopkeeper. Prudhomme attended the Lycée
Paul Prudhomme golf tournament. He at first thought a bee had stung his arm, required no serious medical attention, and within five minutes was back to cooking for the golf tournament. It was thought to have been a falling bullet. Prudhomme died in New Orleans on October 8, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 75. Prudhomme has made five seasons of cooking shows for New Orleans' PBS affiliate WYES-TV. Prudhomme also hosted short segments called "The Magic of Chef Paul" which were syndicated to news stations across the country. Each segment ended with his catchphrase, "Good cooking, good eating, good loving!"