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Gary Snyder

American poet (born 1930)
Person human Q315963

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
May 8, 1930
Place of birth
San Francisco
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
poet, translator, writer, trade unionist, environmentalist
Employer
University of California, Davis[9]
Educated at
Reed College, Lincoln High School[10][11]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, American Book Awards, Shelley Memorial Award, Wallace Stevens Award, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Arts and Letters Award in Literature[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Notable work
Turtle Island[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Archives at
University of California, Davis, California Digital Library, Kent State University, University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[26][27][28][29]
Described by source
Contemporary Authors[32]
Family name
Snyder[30]
Given name
Gary[31]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22][23]
Movement
Beat Generation[25]
P14750
EA1E-4445-E23E-9069-3D8A
Start of work period
1950[34]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Gary Snyder ar غاري سنايدر es Gary Sherman Snyder fa گری اسنایدر fi Gary Sherman Snyder fr Japhy Ryder he גארי סניידר hi गैरी स्नाइडर ja ゲーリー・スナイダー ja ゲイリー・スナイダー ja ゲイリ-スナイダ-, ko 게리 스나이더 ru Гери Снайдер ru Гэри Снайдер ru Снайдер, Гери ru Снайдер, Гэри uk Гері Снайдер uk Ґері Снайдер zh 加里·斯奈德 zh 盖瑞·施奈德
🔖 Identifiers · 100
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gary Snyder, 2007 (cropped).jpg ↗
AbART person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dialnet author ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Douban author ID
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Douban personage ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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Evene ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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Harper's tag
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kritisches Lexikon zur fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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LittleSis people ID
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MAPS poet ID
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Medvik ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLAI ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007268170605171
National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
631/000099334
Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Poetry Foundation ID
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Poetry In Voice poet ID
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Poetry Society of America poet ID
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Poets & Writers author ID
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Poets.org poet ID
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Printemps des poètes poet ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Radio France person ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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TMDB person ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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The Oregon Encyclopedia ID
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The Paris Review interviewee ID
1323
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1333209
WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Zhihu topic ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, American Book Awards, Bollingen Prize, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Arts and Letters Award in Literature
Occupation 5
writer, poet, translator, environmentalist, trade unionist
← Winner 3
American Book Awards, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Arts and Letters Award in Literature
Archives at 2
University of California, Davis, Kent State University
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Reed College
Employer 1
University of California, Davis
Family name 1
Snyder
Given name 1
Gary
Influenced 1
Edward Abbey
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Movement 1
Beat Generation
Place of birth 1
San Francisco
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Significant person 1
Ed Sanders
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Summary

Gary Snyder was born on May 8, 1930[1], in San Francisco[2]. He has worked as a poet[3], translator[4], writer[5], trade unionist[6], and environmentalist[7].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Edward Abbey[35], a writer[36], 1927–1989[37], of United States[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[39], specialised in nature conservation[40].

FAQs

Where was Gary Snyder born?

Gary Snyder was born in San Francisco[2].

What did Gary Snyder do for work?

Gary Snyder worked as a poet[3], translator[4], writer[5], trade unionist[6], and environmentalist[7].

Where did Gary Snyder go to school?

Gary Snyder was educated at Reed College[10] and Lincoln High School[11].

What awards did Gary Snyder receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], Bollingen Prize[14], Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[15], and PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award[16].

Who did Gary Snyder influence?

Gary Snyder has been cited as an influence by Edward Abbey[35].

Related Entities

Edward Abbey United States University of California, Davis

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . bollingen.yale.edu. Retrieved . bollingen.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . pen-oakland.org. pen-oakland.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . librarything.com. librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . poetrysociety.org. poetrysociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . poets.org. poets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . poetryfoundation.org. poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . artsandletters.org. artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . library.ucdavis.edu. library.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Online Archive of California. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . library.kent.edu. Retrieved . library.kent.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Retrieved . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [12] ↑ . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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