Ana Blandiana

Romanian poet, essayist, and political figure
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Summary

Ana Blandiana was born on March 25, 1942[1], in Timișoara[2]. She has worked as a poet[3], writer[4], journalist[5], essayist[6], and children's writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1942[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Romania[10]
  • Occupation: translator[11], librettist[12]
  • Field of work: poetry[13], essay[14], literary activity[15], prose[16], literary translation[17], translation from English[18], translation into Romanian[19]
  • Educated at: Babeș-Bolyai University[20]
  • Award received: honorary citizen of Timișoara[21], Herder Prize[22], Vilenica Prize[23], Legion of Honour[24], Golden Wreath[25], Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit[26], Giuseppe Acerbi literary prize[27], Grand Cross of the National Order of Faithful Service[28], Princess of Asturias Literary Prize[29], Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania[30], Ján Smrek Prize[31], Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award[32]
  • Member of: Romanian Academy[33]
  • Sex or gender: female[34]
  • Commons category: Ana Blandiana[35]
  • Family name: Rusan[36]
  • Given name: Ana[37]
  • Pseudonym: Ana Blandiana[38], for Otilia Valeria Coman Rusan[39]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of Women Worldwide[40], Metzler Autorinnen Lexikon (1 ed.)[41], Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century[42]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Romanian[43], American English[44], English[45]
  • Birth name: Otilia Valeria Coman[46]
  • Name in native language: Ana Blandina[47]
  • Start of work period: 1952[48]

Why It Matters

Ana Blandiana has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] She is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Ana Blandiana born?

Ana Blandiana was born in Timișoara[2].

What did Ana Blandiana do for work?

Ana Blandiana worked as a poet[3], writer[4], journalist[5], essayist[6], and children's writer[7].

Where did Ana Blandiana go to school?

Ana Blandiana was educated at Babeș-Bolyai University[20].

What awards did Ana Blandiana receive?

Honors received include honorary citizen of Timișoara[21], Herder Prize[22], Vilenica Prize[23], and Legion of Honour[24].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Women Worldwide. wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . elpais.com. elpais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . pap.pl. pap.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . acad.ro. Retrieved . acad.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [9] ↑ . Dictionary of Women Worldwide. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . COURAGE Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . lapunkt.ro. lapunkt.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . link.springer.com. Retrieved . link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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