About Tản Đà
Lived 1889 – 1939 (aged 50). Tản Đà was a Vietnamese writer and poet.
Nguyễn Khắc Hiếu (阮克孝), pen name Tản Đà (chữ Hán: 傘沱, 19 May 1889 – 7 June 1939) was a Vietnamese poet. His pen name is a combination of Tản from Tản Viên Mountain and Đà from Đà River
He used both traditional Sino-Vietnamese forms and European influences and was a transitional figure between the turn of the 1890s such as Tú Xương and Nguyễn Khuyến and the "New Poetry" movement of the 1930s.
Late in his life he published a literary magazine in Hanoi, An Nam Tạp Chí (Annam Magazine), but when this got into financial difficulty, he readily accepted an invitation to come South and write for the new Đông Pháp Thời Báo (Indochina Times) in Saigon.
Although popular with the newspaper-buying public, his poetry was criticised by the young poets of the Hanoi-based Thơ mới "New Poetry" movement influenced by French poets such as Baudelaire.
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Who was Tản Đà?
Vietnamese poet (1889–1939)
When was Tản Đà born?
Tản Đà was born on 19 May 1889.
When did Tản Đà die?
Tản Đà died on 7 June 1939 in Hanoi.
What was Tản Đà's occupation?
Tản Đà was a writer and poet.
What nationality was Tản Đà?
Tản Đà was Vietnamese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tản Đà. https://biography.guide/tan-da/
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