Anne Carson

Summary

Anne Carson is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Toronto^[2]. She was born on June 21, 1950^[3]. She worked as a classical philologist^[4], poet^[5], translator^[6], professor^[7], and literary critic^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month, #6,836 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Anne Carson was born in Toronto^[2].
• Anne Carson was born on June 21, 1950^[3].
• Anne Carson held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Anne Carson worked as a classical philologist^[4].
• Anne Carson's professions included poet^[5].
• Anne Carson's professions included translator^[6].
• Anne Carson's professions included professor^[7].
• Anne Carson worked as a literary critic^[8].
• Anne Carson's professions included writer^[11].
• Anne Carson's field of work was classical philology^[12].
• Anne Carson's field of work was Greek prosody^[13].
• Among Anne Carson's employers was Princeton University^[14].
• Among Anne Carson's employers was McGill University^[15].
• Anne Carson was employed by University of Michigan^[16].
• Anne Carson's education included a stint at University of Toronto^[17].
• Anne Carson's education included a stint at University of St. Michael's College^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Anne Carson is Autobiography of Red^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Anne Carson is Electra^[20].
• Anne Carson received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[21].
• Anne Carson received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[22].
• Anne Carson received the Member of the Order of Canada^[23].
• Anne Carson received the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation^[24].
• Anne Carson received the Berlin Prize^[25].
• Anne Carson received the Princess of Asturias Literary Prize^[26].
• Anne Carson was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1950-06-21^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7742ef56-a81c-408f-8ed2-7dd6eda2ca34^[31]

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Origins and Family

Anne Carson's place of birth was Toronto^[2]. She was born on June 21, 1950^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto^[17], a public research university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1827^[34], headquartered in Toronto^[35] and University of St. Michael's College^[18], a university college^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1852^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include classical philologist^[4], poet^[5], translator^[6], professor^[7], literary critic^[8], and writer^[11]. Fields of work include classical philology^[12], an academic discipline^[39] and Greek prosody^[13]. Employers include Princeton University^[14], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1746^[42], headquartered in Princeton^[43]; McGill University^[15], a public research university^[44], in Canada^[45], founded in 1821^[46], headquartered in Montreal^[47]; and University of Michigan^[16], a public research university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1817^[50], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[51].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Autobiography of Red^[19] and Electra^[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[21], a fellowship grant^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1925^[54]; MacArthur Fellows Program^[22], a science award^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1981^[57]; Member of the Order of Canada^[23], a grade of an order^[58], in Canada^[59]; PEN Award for Poetry in Translation^[24], a poetry award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1996^[62]; Berlin Prize^[25], a fellowship grant^[63], in Germany^[64], founded in 1998^[65]; and Princess of Asturias Literary Prize^[26], a literary award^[66], in Spain^[67], founded in 1981^[68].

Why It Matters

Anne Carson ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month, #6,836 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

She has been cited as an influence by Ali Liebegott^[71], a novelist^[72], b. 1971^[73], of United States^[74], awarded the Lambda Literary Award^[75].

Works attributed to her include Autobiography of Red^[76], a literary work^[77].

FAQs

Where was Anne Carson born?

Anne Carson was born in Toronto^[2].

What did Anne Carson do for work?

Anne Carson worked as classical philologist^[4], poet^[5], translator^[6], professor^[7], and literary critic^[8].

Where did Anne Carson go to school?

Anne Carson was educated at University of Toronto^[17] and University of St. Michael's College^[18].

What awards did Anne Carson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[21], MacArthur Fellows Program^[22], Member of the Order of Canada^[23], and PEN Award for Poetry in Translation^[24].

Who did Anne Carson influence?

Anne Carson has been cited as an influence by Ali Liebegott^[71].