Edward Hirsch

American poet
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Summary

Edward Hirsch was born on January 20, 1950[1], in Chicago[2]. He has worked as a poet[3] and teacher of literature[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (691 views/month, #7,221 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Employer: University of Houston[7]
  • Educated at: University of Pennsylvania[8], Grinnell College[9]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[10], MacArthur Fellows Program[11], Rome Prize[12], National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry[13], William Riley Parker Prize[14]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters[15]
  • Influenced by: Czesław Miłosz[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Edward Hirsch[18]
  • Family name: Hirsch[19]
  • Given name: Edward[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]

FAQs

Where was Edward Hirsch born?

Edward Hirsch's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Edward Hirsch do for work?

Edward Hirsch worked as a poet[3] and teacher of literature[4].

Where did Edward Hirsch go to school?

Edward Hirsch was educated at University of Pennsylvania[8] and Grinnell College[9].

What awards did Edward Hirsch receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], MacArthur Fellows Program[11], Rome Prize[12], and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry[13].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . uh.edu. uh.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . bookcritics.org. bookcritics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . mla.org. mla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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