Gregory Corso

American writer (1930-2001)
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Gregory Corso

Summary

Gregory Corso is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on March 26, 1930[3]. He passed away in Robbinsdale[4]. He died on January 17, 2001[5]. He worked as a poet[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and playwright[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (813 views/month, #7,106 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Gregory Corso's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Gregory Corso's place of birth was Greenwich Village[11].
  • Gregory Corso died in Robbinsdale[4].
  • Gregory Corso was born on March 26, 1930[3].
  • Gregory Corso died on January 17, 2001[5].
  • Gregory Corso is buried at Protestant Cemetery, Rome[12].
  • Gregory Corso held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Gregory Corso's professions included poet[6].
  • Gregory Corso worked as a novelist[7].
  • Gregory Corso worked as a writer[8].
  • Gregory Corso's professions included playwright[9].
  • Gregory Corso's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Gregory Corso's field of work was drama[15].
  • Gregory Corso's field of work was creative and professional writing[16].
  • Gregory Corso's field of work was literary movement[17].
  • Gregory Corso was employed by Naropa University[18].
  • Gregory Corso is recorded as male[19].
  • Gregory Corso's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Gregory Corso is associated with the Beat Generation movement[21].
  • Gregory Corso's Commons category is recorded as Gregory Corso[22].
  • Gregory Corso's archives at is recorded as Louis Round Wilson Library[23].
  • Gregory Corso's archives at is recorded as Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives[24].
  • Gregory Corso's archives at is recorded as Harry Ransom Center[25].
  • The cause of death was prostate cancer[26].
  • Gregory Corso's family name is recorded as Corso[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1930-03-26[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-01-17[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 484e3e73-9481-44f6-bb5b-530b6cfb07ae[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include New York City[2], a global city[33], in United States[34], founded in 1624[35] and Greenwich Village[11], a neighborhood of Manhattan[36], in United States[37]. Gregory Corso was born on March 26, 1930[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and playwright[9]. Fields of work include poetry[14], a literary form[38]; drama[15], a literary mode[39]; creative and professional writing[16], an academic discipline[40]; and literary movement[17], a social movement[41]. Among Gregory Corso's employers was Naropa University[18].

Death and Burial

Gregory Corso died on January 17, 2001[5]. He passed away in Robbinsdale[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[26]. He is buried at Protestant Cemetery, Rome[12].

Why It Matters

Gregory Corso ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (813 views/month, #7,106 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Gregory Corso born?

Gregory Corso was born in New York City[2].

Where did Gregory Corso die?

Gregory Corso died in Robbinsdale[4].

What did Gregory Corso do for work?

Gregory Corso worked as poet[6], novelist[7], writer[8], and playwright[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . 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. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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