Richmond Lattimore

American poet and classicist (1906–1984)
Person human Q5939791
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Richmond Lattimore

Summary

Richmond Lattimore is a human[1]. His place of birth was Baoding[2]. He was born on May 6, 1906[3]. He died in Rosemont[4]. He died on February 26, 1984[5]. He worked as a translator[6], poet[7], Bible translator[8], Iliad's translator[9], and Odyssey's translator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Richmond Lattimore was born in Baoding[2].
  • Richmond Lattimore passed away in Rosemont[4].
  • Richmond Lattimore was born on May 6, 1906[3].
  • Richmond Lattimore died on February 26, 1984[5].
  • Richmond Lattimore held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Richmond Lattimore worked as a translator[6].
  • Richmond Lattimore worked as a poet[7].
  • Richmond Lattimore worked as a Bible translator[8].
  • Richmond Lattimore's professions included Iliad's translator[9].
  • Richmond Lattimore worked as an Odyssey's translator[10].
  • Richmond Lattimore worked as a university teacher[13].
  • Richmond Lattimore was employed by Bryn Mawr College[14].
  • Richmond Lattimore's education included a stint at Dartmouth College[15].
  • Richmond Lattimore's education included a stint at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[16].
  • Richmond Lattimore was educated at Christ Church[17].
  • Richmond Lattimore received the Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets[18].
  • Richmond Lattimore received the Bollingen Translation Prize[19].
  • Richmond Lattimore received the Rhodes Scholarship[20].
  • Richmond Lattimore was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21].
  • Richmond Lattimore was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society[22].
  • Richmond Lattimore was a member of American Philosophical Society[23].
  • Richmond Lattimore was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[24].
  • Richmond Lattimore was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[25].
  • Richmond Lattimore is recorded as male[26].
  • Richmond Lattimore's instance of is recorded as human[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Baoding[2], Richmond Lattimore… he was born on May 6, 1906[3].

Education

Educated at Dartmouth College[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1769[30]; University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[16], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1867[33]; and Christ Church[17], a college of the University of Oxford[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1546[36], headquartered in Oxford[37]. Richmond Lattimore earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[6], poet[7], Bible translator[8], Iliad's translator[9], Odyssey's translator[10], and university teacher[13]. Richmond Lattimore was employed by Bryn Mawr College[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets[18], an order[39], in United States[40], founded in 1936[41]; Bollingen Translation Prize[19]; and Rhodes Scholarship[20], a scholarship[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1902[44].

Death and Burial

Richmond Lattimore died on February 26, 1984[5]. He passed away in Rosemont[4].

Why It Matters

Richmond Lattimore ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Richmond Lattimore born?

Richmond Lattimore was born in Baoding[2].

Where did Richmond Lattimore die?

Richmond Lattimore passed away in Rosemont[4].

What did Richmond Lattimore do for work?

Richmond Lattimore worked as translator[6], poet[7], Bible translator[8], Iliad's translator[9], and Odyssey's translator[10].

Where did Richmond Lattimore go to school?

Richmond Lattimore was educated at Dartmouth College[15], University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[16], and Christ Church[17].

What awards did Richmond Lattimore receive?

Honors received include Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets[18], Bollingen Translation Prize[19], and Rhodes Scholarship[20].

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  8. [17] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Database of Classical Scholars. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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