Gabriela Mistral Born Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga (1889-04-07)7 April 1889 Vicuña, Chile Died 10 January 1957(1957-01-10) (aged 67) Hempstead, New York Occupation Educator, Diplomat, Poet. Nationality Chilean Period 1914–1957 Notable awards Nobel Prize in Literature 1945 Signature