Gabriela Mistral

Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957)
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Gabriela Mistral
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Gabriela Mistral

Summary

Gabriela Mistral is a human[1]. She was born in Vicuña[2]. She was born on April 7, 1889[3]. She died in Hempstead[4]. She died on January 10, 1957[5]. She worked as a poet[6], diplomat[7], teacher[8], and writer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (998 views/month, #6,893 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Gabriela Mistral was born in Vicuña[2].
  • Gabriela Mistral passed away in Hempstead[4].
  • Gabriela Mistral was born on April 7, 1889[3].
  • Gabriela Mistral died on January 10, 1957[5].
  • Gabriela Mistral is buried at Tumba de Gabriela Mistral[11].
  • Gabriela Mistral's father was Juan Jerónimo Godoy Villanueva[12].
  • Gabriela Mistral held citizenship in Chile[13].
  • Gabriela Mistral's professions included poet[6].
  • Gabriela Mistral's professions included diplomat[7].
  • Gabriela Mistral worked as a teacher[8].
  • Gabriela Mistral worked as a writer[9].
  • Gabriela Mistral's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Gabriela Mistral was employed by Columbia University[15].
  • Gabriela Mistral was employed by Barnard College[16].
  • Gabriela Mistral was educated at Escuela Normal № 1 de Santiago[17].
  • Gabriela Mistral received the Nobel Prize in Literature[18].
  • Gabriela Mistral received the National Prize for Literature (Chile)[19].
  • Gabriela Mistral received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[20].
  • Gabriela Mistral was a member of Sapphic Circle of Madrid[21].
  • Gabriela Mistral's religion is recorded as Catholicism[22].
  • Gabriela Mistral is recorded as female[23].
  • Gabriela Mistral's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Gabriela Mistral's Commons category is recorded as Gabriela Mistral[25].
  • Gabriela Mistral's family name is recorded as Godoy[26].
  • Gabriela Mistral's family name is recorded as Alcayaga[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gabriela Mistral was born in Vicuña[2]. She was born on April 7, 1889[3]. Her father was Juan Jerónimo Godoy Villanueva[12].

Education

Gabriela Mistral's education included a stint at Escuela Normal № 1 de Santiago[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], diplomat[7], teacher[8], and writer[9]. Gabriela Mistral's field of work was poetry[14]. Employers include Columbia University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1754[30], headquartered in Manhattan[31] and Barnard College[16], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1889[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Prize in Literature[18], a literary award[35], in Sweden[36], founded in 1901[37]; National Prize for Literature (Chile)[19], a literary award[38], in Chile[39], founded in 1942[40]; and Knight of the Legion of Honour[20], a grade of an order[41], in France[42].

Personal Life

Gabriela Mistral's religion is recorded as Catholicism[22].

Death and Burial

Gabriela Mistral died on January 10, 1957[5]. She passed away in Hempstead[4]. Burial took place at Tumba de she[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gabriela Mistral include Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral[43], a cultural center[44], in Chile[45], founded in 1972[46]; Mistral[47], an impact crater[48]; and Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral[49], an order[50], in Chile[51], founded in 1977[52].

Why It Matters

Gabriela Mistral ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (998 views/month, #6,893 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] She is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for her include Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral[43], a cultural center[44], in Chile[45], founded in 1972[46]; Mistral[47], an impact crater[48]; and Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral[49], an order[50], in Chile[51], founded in 1977[52].

FAQs

Where was Gabriela Mistral born?

Gabriela Mistral was born in Vicuña[2].

Where did Gabriela Mistral die?

Gabriela Mistral died in Hempstead[4].

Who were Gabriela Mistral's parents?

Gabriela Mistral's father was Juan Jerónimo Godoy Villanueva[12].

What did Gabriela Mistral do for work?

Gabriela Mistral worked as poet[6], diplomat[7], teacher[8], and writer[9].

Where did Gabriela Mistral go to school?

Gabriela Mistral was educated at Escuela Normal № 1 de Santiago[17].

What awards did Gabriela Mistral receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Literature[18], National Prize for Literature (Chile)[19], and Knight of the Legion of Honour[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . culturadigital.udp.cl. Retrieved . culturadigital.udp.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [9] . Latin American Women Writers: an Encyclopedia. Retrieved . memoriachilena.gob.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  19. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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