James Tate

American poet (1943–2015)
Person human Q531155
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James Tate

Summary

James Tate is a human[1]. Born in Kansas City[2], he… he was born on December 8, 1943[3]. He died in Springfield[4]. He died on July 8, 2015[5]. He worked as a poet[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and school teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • James Tate was born in Kansas City[2].
  • James Tate passed away in Springfield[4].
  • James Tate was born on December 8, 1943[3].
  • James Tate died on July 8, 2015[5].
  • James Tate held citizenship in United States[11].
  • James Tate's professions included poet[6].
  • James Tate worked as a university teacher[7].
  • James Tate worked as a writer[8].
  • James Tate worked as a school teacher[9].
  • James Tate was employed by University of Massachusetts Amherst[12].
  • James Tate was employed by Columbia University[13].
  • Among James Tate's employers was University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • Among James Tate's employers was Emerson College[15].
  • James Tate was educated at University of Iowa[16].
  • James Tate was educated at Pittsburg State University[17].
  • James Tate received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[18].
  • James Tate received the National Book Award[19].
  • James Tate received the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition[20].
  • James Tate received the Arts and Letters Award in Literature[21].
  • James Tate received the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[22].
  • James Tate received the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[23].
  • James Tate was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[24].
  • James Tate is recorded as male[25].
  • James Tate's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • James Tate's Commons category is recorded as James Tate (writer)[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: 1943-12-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-07-08[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 70b61628-da69-4064-b37a-e3836fbeb52d[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kansas City[2], James Tate… he was born on December 8, 1943[3].

Education

Educated at University of Iowa[16], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1847[35], headquartered in Iowa City[36] and Pittsburg State University[17], a public university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1903[39], headquartered in Pittsburg[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and school teacher[9]. Employers include University of Massachusetts Amherst[12], a university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1863[43], headquartered in Amherst[44]; Columbia University[13], a private university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1754[47], headquartered in Manhattan[48]; University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[49], in United States[50], founded in 1868[51], headquartered in Berkeley[52]; and Emerson College[15], a university[53], in United States[54], founded in 1880[55], headquartered in Boston[56].

Recognition

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[18], an award[57]; National Book Award[19], a literary award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1936[60]; Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition[20], an award[61]; Arts and Letters Award in Literature[21], an award[62], in United States[63], founded in 1941[64]; National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship[22], a fellowship grant[65]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[66], a fellowship grant[67], in United States[68], founded in 1925[69].

Death and Burial

James Tate died on July 8, 2015[5]. He died in Springfield[4].

Why It Matters

James Tate ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

FAQs

Where was James Tate born?

James Tate's place of birth was Kansas City[2].

Where did James Tate die?

James Tate died in Springfield[4].

What did James Tate do for work?

James Tate worked as poet[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and school teacher[9].

Where did James Tate go to school?

James Tate was educated at University of Iowa[16] and Pittsburg State University[17].

What awards did James Tate receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[18], National Book Award[19], Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition[20], and Arts and Letters Award in Literature[21].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [70] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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