Alan Shapiro

American poet
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Alan Shapiro

Summary

Alan Shapiro is a human[1]. He was born in Boston[2]. He was born on +1952-02-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a poet[4], university teacher[5], editor[6], scholar of English[7], and literary theorist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Boston[2], Alan Shapiro…
  • Alan Shapiro was born on +1952-02-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Shapiro held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Alan Shapiro's professions included poet[4].
  • Alan Shapiro's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Alan Shapiro's professions included editor[6].
  • Alan Shapiro worked as a scholar of English[7].
  • Alan Shapiro worked as a literary theorist[8].
  • Alan Shapiro's professions included producer[11].
  • Alan Shapiro's field of work was poetry[12].
  • Alan Shapiro's field of work was English[13].
  • Alan Shapiro's field of work was creative writing[14].
  • Alan Shapiro was employed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[15].
  • Alan Shapiro received the North Carolina Award for Literature[16].
  • Alan Shapiro received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Alan Shapiro is recorded as male[18].
  • Alan Shapiro's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Alan Shapiro's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122780886[20].
  • Alan Shapiro's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32211496[21].
  • Alan Shapiro's GND ID is recorded as 11942164X[22].
  • Alan Shapiro's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83068994[23].
  • Alan Shapiro's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14409033j[24].
  • Alan Shapiro's IdRef ID is recorded as 095127291[25].
  • Alan Shapiro's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11026006[26].
  • Alan Shapiro's SBN author ID is recorded as NAPV112879[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Boston[2], Alan Shapiro… he was born on +1952-02-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], university teacher[5], editor[6], scholar of English[7], literary theorist[8], and producer[11]. Fields of work include poetry[12], a literary form[28]; English[13], a natural language[29], in American Samoa[30]; and creative writing[14], a field of study[31]. Among Alan Shapiro's employers was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[15].

Recognition

Awards received include North Carolina Award for Literature[16] and Guggenheim Fellowship[17], a fellowship grant[32], in United States[33], founded in 1925[34].

Why It Matters

Alan Shapiro ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Alan Shapiro born?

Alan Shapiro's place of birth was Boston[2].

What did Alan Shapiro do for work?

Alan Shapiro worked as poet[4], university teacher[5], editor[6], scholar of English[7], and literary theorist[8].

What awards did Alan Shapiro receive?

Honors received include North Carolina Award for Literature[16] and Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . digital.ncdcr.gov. digital.ncdcr.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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