Philippe Jaccottet (born in Moudon, Switzerland, on June 30, 1925) is a poet and translator who publishes in French.
After completing his studies in Lausanne, he lived several years in Paris. In 1953, moved to Grignan. He translated into French Goethe, Hölderlin, Leopardi, Musil, Rilke, Ungaretti as well as Homer's Odyssey.