Etheridge Knight

African-American poet (1931-1991)
Person human Q3733741
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Etheridge Knight

Summary

Etheridge Knight is a human[1]. Born in Corinth[2], he… he was born on April 19, 1931[3]. He died in Indianapolis[4]. He died on March 10, 1991[5]. He worked as a poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Etheridge Knight was born in Corinth[2].
  • Etheridge Knight died in Indianapolis[4].
  • Etheridge Knight was born on April 19, 1931[3].
  • Etheridge Knight died on March 10, 1991[5].
  • Etheridge Knight is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery[8].
  • Etheridge Knight held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Etheridge Knight is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Etheridge Knight's professions included poet[6].
  • Etheridge Knight was employed by University of Pittsburgh[11].
  • Etheridge Knight received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • Etheridge Knight received the American Book Awards[13].
  • Etheridge Knight received the Shelley Memorial Award[14].
  • Etheridge Knight is recorded as male[15].
  • Etheridge Knight's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[17].
  • Etheridge Knight was part of the conflict Korean War[18].
  • Etheridge Knight's family name is recorded as Knight[19].
  • Etheridge Knight's given name is recorded as Etheridge[20].
  • Etheridge Knight's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Etheridge Knight's convicted of is recorded as robbery[22].
  • Etheridge Knight's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1931-04-19[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1991-03-10[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cac011ef-dc94-4003-ad6a-d890858d2b46[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Corinth[2], Etheridge Knight… he was born on April 19, 1931[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Etheridge Knight's professions included poet[6]. He was employed by University of Pittsburgh[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], a fellowship grant[29], in United States[30], founded in 1925[31]; American Book Awards[13], a literary award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1978[34]; and Shelley Memorial Award[14], a poetry award[35].

Death and Burial

Etheridge Knight died on March 10, 1991[5]. He passed away in Indianapolis[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[17]. Burial took place at Crown Hill Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Etheridge Knight ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Etheridge Knight born?

Etheridge Knight was born in Corinth[2].

Where did Etheridge Knight die?

Etheridge Knight passed away in Indianapolis[4].

What did Etheridge Knight do for work?

Etheridge Knight worked as poet[6].

What awards did Etheridge Knight receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], American Book Awards[13], and Shelley Memorial Award[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . beforecolumbusfoundation.com. beforecolumbusfoundation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . psa.fcny.org. psa.fcny.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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