Ben Lerner

American writer and poet

Person Human Q1836356

Facts

16 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: February 4, 1979
Place of birth: Topeka
Country of citizenship: United States^[9]
Occupation: poet, essayist, writer, university teacher, novelist, literary critic, editor, literary scholar^[10]^[11]^[12]
Employer: Brooklyn College, University of Pittsburgh, Harper's Magazine^[17]^[18]^[19]
Field of work: literary activity, belletristic literature, poetry, literary criticism^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Educated at: Brown University, Topeka High School^[20]^[21]
Award received: MacArthur Fellows Program, Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie, Fulbright Scholarship, Guggenheim Fellowship^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]
Mother: Harriet Lerner^[8]
Work location: New York City^[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[30]
Family name: Lerner^[27]
Given name: Ben^[28]
Writing language: English^[31]

🏷️ Also known as

en Ben Lerner ar بن ليرنر cs Benjamin S. Lerner fa بن لرنر he בן לרנר ja ベン・ラーナー ru Бен Лернер zh 本·勒納

🔖 Identifiers · 67

ISNI: 0000000119323473
VIAF cluster ID: 11696617
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n2004038845
GND ID: 1012119912
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Ben-lerner1 (cropped).JPG ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID: 0bywv3
BBC Things ID: 3fcf8579-f9f1-4619-be96-9797e4a3376b
BIBSYS ID: 13027684
Babelio author ID: 300169
Basis Wien person ID: 140705
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16636366v
CANTIC ID: 981058518966806706

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CBDB.cz author ID: 207560
CONOR.BG ID: 59927909
CONOR.SR ID: 22840935
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11965553
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266563422080
DBC author ID: 87097919031179
DDB person (GND) ID: 1012119912
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 142455
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 1012119912
Europeana entity: agent/base/83143
Freebase ID: /m/0bywv3
GTAA ID: 1336448
Goodreads author ID: 73733
Guggenheim fellows ID: ben-lerner
Harper's tag: ben-lerner
ISFDB author ID: 317162
IdRef ID: 124611591
J9U entity ID: 987007362289305171
KBR person ID: 14414275
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 1012119912
Kallías ID: PE00342896
LRB contributor ID: ben-lerner
MacArthur Fellows Program ID: 938, class-of-2015/ben-lerner
Munzinger person ID: 00000032261
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA18845016
NDL Authority ID: 001256385
NL CR AUT ID: pna20201093606
NUKAT ID: n2020003657
National Library of Brazil ID: 001493725
National Library of Greece ID: 353705
National Library of Israel ID (old): 004672178
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:Ct7Q;=Bl
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9812389215605606
National Library of Portugal ID: 1630974
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX5273288
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 344663442
Open Library ID: OL1388468A
OpenMLOL author ID: 210346
Perlentaucher ID: ben-lerner
Podchaser creator ID: 107a96SdBA
Poetry Foundation ID: ben-lerner
Poetry Society of America poet ID: ben_lerner
Poets.org poet ID: ben-lerner
Portal da Literatura ID: 2720
Prabook ID: 2463810
Quora topic ID: Ben-Lerner-11
RERO ID (legacy): A023670036
SBN author ID: UBOV345718
SVKKL authority ID: 0407513-Lerner-Ben-1979
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058518966806706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1363815
Wellcome Collection concept ID: pdnech48
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJjmTFb8wTtYC3hbkfGj4q
Yale LUX ID: person/d39af4a2-7cdd-4f6d-bcff-a8498e2deb39
Yle topic ID: 18-338478

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 7

writer, poet, novelist, editor, essayist, university teacher, literary critic

Award received 3

Fulbright Scholarship, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program

Employer 3

University of Pittsburgh, Harper's Magazine, Brooklyn College

Field of work 3

poetry, literary criticism, belletristic literature

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

Brown University

Family name 1

Lerner

Given name 1

Ben

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Topeka

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

English

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Summary

Ben Lerner was born on February 4, 1979^[1], in Topeka^[2]. He has worked as a poet^[3], essayist^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], and novelist^[7].

FAQs

Where was Ben Lerner born?

Ben Lerner was born in Topeka^[2].

Who were Ben Lerner's parents?

Ben Lerner's mother was Harriet Lerner^[8].

What did Ben Lerner do for work?

Ben Lerner worked as a poet^[3], essayist^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], and novelist^[7].

Where did Ben Lerner go to school?

Ben Lerner was educated at Brown University^[20] and Topeka High School^[21].

What awards did Ben Lerner receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[22], Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie^[23], Fulbright Scholarship^[24], and Guggenheim Fellowship^[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Ben Lerner — place of birth (P19): Topeka. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Ben Lerner — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ben Lerner — mother (P25): Harriet Lerner. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ben Lerner — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ben Lerner — educated at (P69): Brown University. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ben Lerner — educated at (P69): Topeka High School. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ben Lerner — field of work (P101): literary activity. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ben Lerner — field of work (P101): belletristic literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ben Lerner — field of work (P101): poetry. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ben Lerner — field of work (P101): literary criticism. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ben Lerner — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ben Lerner — occupation (P106): essayist. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ben Lerner — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ben Lerner — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ben Lerner — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ben Lerner — occupation (P106): literary critic. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-19. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ben Lerner — occupation (P106): editor. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ben Lerner — occupation (P106): literary scholar. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ben Lerner — employer (P108): Brooklyn College. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ben Lerner — employer (P108): University of Pittsburgh. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ben Lerner — employer (P108): Harper's Magazine. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ben Lerner — award received (P166): MacArthur Fellows Program. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ben Lerner — award received (P166): Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Ben Lerner — award received (P166): Fulbright Scholarship. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Ben Lerner — award received (P166): Guggenheim Fellowship. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ben Lerner — date of birth (P569): February 4, 1979. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-11. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Ben Lerner — family name (P734): Lerner. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Ben Lerner — given name (P735): Ben. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Ben Lerner — work location (P937): New York City. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Ben Lerner — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Ben Lerner — writing language (P6886): English. wikidata.org.

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20h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Work location → New York City

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65823: Import places from GND"
23h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65781: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → ben-lerner

"Created claim: Harper's tag: ben-lerner, Matched to ben lerner (#289911681) in Harper's tag #m"
9w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗

National Library of Greece ID → 353705

"Created claim: National Library of Greece ID: 353705, add P3348 claim: 353705"
21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

SVKKL authority ID → 0407513-Lerner-Ben-1979

"Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0407513-Lerner-Ben-1979, batch #259599"
25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Occupation → poet, essayist, writer +1

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32074: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"

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