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Louis Simpson

Jamaican-american poet
Person human Q1871997

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20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
March 27, 1923
Date of death
September 14, 2012
Place of birth
Kingston
Place of death
Stony Brook
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
poet, literary critic, translator, university teacher
Employer
Stony Brook University, Bobbs-Merrill Company, Columbia University, The New School for Social Research, University of California, Berkeley[10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
Columbia University, Columbia University School of General Studies[15][16]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Guggenheim Fellowship, California Book Awards, National Jewish Book Awards, Harold Morton Landon Translation Award[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Cause of death
Alzheimer's disease[24]
Nominated for
National Book Award for Poetry, National Book Award for Poetry, National Book Award for Poetry, National Book Award for Poetry, Griffin Poetry Prize[30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Family name
Simpson[26]
Given name
Louis[27]
Manner of death
natural causes[29]
Medical condition
Alzheimer's disease[28]
Participated in conflict
World War II[25]
Writing language
English[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Louis Aston Marantz Simpson en Louis Simpson ar لويس سيمبسون cs Luj Simpson cs Louis Aston Marantz Simpson cs Louis A. Simpson de Louis Aston Marantz Simpson es Louis Aston Marantz Simpson fa لوئیس سیمپسون fi Louis Aston Marantz Simpson he לואיס סימפסון it Louis Aston Marantz Simpson pl Louis Aston Marantz Simpson
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000108672475
VIAF cluster ID
7509913
Library of Congress authority ID
n50023694
GND ID
118884271
AbART person ID
90152
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/96261
Australian Music Centre artist ID
simpson-louis
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
SimpsonLouis1923-2012
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
126490114
BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
simpson-louis-aston-marantz
CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
266360931
CONOR.SR ID
34544231
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Louis-Simpson
FAST ID
1801564
Find a Grave memorial ID
97410959
Freebase ID
/m/07947q
Guggenheim fellows ID
louis-simpson
Harper's tag
louis-aston-marantz-simpson
IdRef ID
087589303
KBR person ID
14247281
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
pna2005311725
NUKAT ID
n00014806
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000405521
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007462713105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000057021
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810624421105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068927177
Notable Names Database ID
644/000099347
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3975386
Open Library ID
OL2662034A
Poetry Foundation ID
louis-simpson
Poets.org poet ID
louis-simpson
Prabook ID
3733139, 312955
SBN author ID
CFIV125685
SHARE Catalogue author ID
196411
SNAC ARK ID
w60012zk
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
4081
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm4Xwq7JRRQbmRxFKth73
Yale LUX ID
person/55207115-5eb5-446d-9cb8-b1d1582b7d18

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
poet, translator, university teacher, literary critic
Award received 3
Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, National Jewish Book Awards
Employer 3
Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, Stony Brook University
Educated at 2
Columbia University, Columbia University School of General Studies
Cause of death 1
Alzheimer's disease
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Simpson
Given name 1
Louis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Medical condition 1
Alzheimer's disease
Nominated for 1
Griffin Poetry Prize
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Kingston
Place of death 1
Stony Brook
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Louis Simpson was born on March 27, 1923[1], in Kingston[2]. He died on September 14, 2012[3], in Stony Brook[4]. He worked as a poet[5], literary critic[6], translator[7], and university teacher[8].

FAQs

Where was Louis Simpson born?

Louis Simpson's place of birth was Kingston[2].

Where did Louis Simpson die?

Louis Simpson passed away in Stony Brook[4].

What did Louis Simpson do for work?

Louis Simpson worked as a poet[5], literary critic[6], translator[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Louis Simpson go to school?

Louis Simpson was educated at Columbia University[15] and Columbia University School of General Studies[16].

What awards did Louis Simpson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17], Rome Prize[18], and Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[19].

Related Entities

Kingston United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . aarome.org. aarome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . librarything.com. librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . jewishbookcouncil.org. jewishbookcouncil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . poets.org. poets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . nationalbook.org. nationalbook.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . griffinpoetryprize.com. griffinpoetryprize.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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