Stanley Fish

American literary theorist and lawyer (born 1938)

Person Human Q303680

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[27]
Date of birth: April 19, 1938
Place of birth: Providence
Country of citizenship: United States^[9]
Occupation: philosopher, literary critic, historian, writer, university teacher, journalist, philologist, literary scholar, jurist^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Employer: Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley, Florida International University, Duke University, University of Illinois Chicago^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Educated at: Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Classical High School^[19]^[20]^[21]
Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, Wilbur Cross Medal, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]
Spouse: Jane Tompkins^[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[30]
Family name: Fish^[28]
Given name: Stanley^[29]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[26]

🏷️ Also known as

en Stanley E. Fish en Stanley Eugene Fish en Stanley Fish ar ستانلي فيش cs Stanley Eugene Fish de Stanley Eugene Fish fa استانلی فیش he סטנלי פיש ja スタンリー・フィッシュ ko 스탠리 피시 ko 스탠리 유진 피시 sv Stanley Eugene Fish zh 史丹利·費許 zh 斯坦利·菲斯

🔖 Identifiers · 69

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VIAF cluster ID: 106246231
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n50005269
GND ID: 121312143
Awards & Winners artist ID: 0fj21
BIBSYS ID: 90129861
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): FishStanleyEugene
Babelio author ID: 192347
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 123552807
C-SPAN person numeric ID: 41077
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated): 41077
CANTIC ID: 981058517941006706

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CiNii Research ID: 1140000791840906880
DDB person (GND) ID: 121312143
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 85635
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 121312143
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Stanley-Fish
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Goodreads author ID: 269530
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Stanley_Fish
Guggenheim fellows ID: stanley-e-fish
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 19732
IdRef ID: 032542402
IxTheo authority ID: 081222424
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Jewish Virtual Library ID: stanley-fish
KBR person ID: 13994995
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LRB contributor ID: stanley-fish
Lex ID: Stanley_Fish
Libraries Australia ID: 35086061
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NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA00881687
NDL Authority ID: 00466491
NE.se ID: stanley-fish
NL CR AUT ID: jn20020717239
NLA Trove people ID: 822264
NLAI ID: 216347
NNDB people ID: 605/000056437
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000267723
NSK ID: 981005780536809366
NUKAT ID: n02080463
National Library of Brazil ID: 000540988
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls001106359
National Library of Korea ID: KAC201919804
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National Virtual Library of India ID: 119271
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Open Library ID: OL4387350A
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Parsifal cluster ID: 24505
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID: 28014
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SBN author ID: CFIV074973
SELIBR ID: 399031
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 221570
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID: 1537
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058517941006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1294750
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Yale LUX ID: person/570cfd89-5fae-49ce-83b9-af83b0f6e402

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 6

writer, journalist, historian, philosopher, university teacher, literary critic

Employer 5

University of California, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, Florida International University, University of Illinois Chicago

Award received 3

Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Wilbur Cross Medal

Educated at 2

Yale University, University of Pennsylvania

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Given name 1

Stanley

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of 1

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Place of birth 1

Providence

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Jane Tompkins

Spouses 1

Jane Tompkins

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Summary

Stanley Fish was born on April 19, 1938^[1], in Providence^[2]. He has worked as a philosopher^[3], literary critic^[4], historian^[5], writer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

FAQs

Where was Stanley Fish born?

Stanley Fish was born in Providence^[2].

Who was Stanley Fish married to?

Stanley Fish's spouses include Jane Tompkins^[8].

What did Stanley Fish do for work?

Stanley Fish worked as a philosopher^[3], literary critic^[4], historian^[5], writer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Stanley Fish go to school?

Stanley Fish was educated at Yale University^[19], University of Pennsylvania^[20], and Classical High School^[21].

What awards did Stanley Fish receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[22], PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay^[23], Wilbur Cross Medal^[24], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Stanley Fish — place of birth (P19): Providence. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Stanley Fish — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Stanley Fish — spouse (P26): Jane Tompkins. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Stanley Fish — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Stanley Fish — educated at (P69): Yale University. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Stanley Fish — educated at (P69): University of Pennsylvania. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Stanley Fish — educated at (P69): Classical High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): philosopher. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): literary critic. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): historian. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): philologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): literary scholar. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Stanley Fish — occupation (P106): jurist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Stanley Fish — employer (P108): Johns Hopkins University. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Stanley Fish — employer (P108): University of California, Berkeley. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Stanley Fish — employer (P108): Florida International University. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Stanley Fish — employer (P108): Duke University. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Stanley Fish — employer (P108): University of Illinois Chicago. Retrieved 2019-07-04. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Stanley Fish — award received (P166): Guggenheim Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Stanley Fish — award received (P166): PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Stanley Fish — award received (P166): Wilbur Cross Medal. gsas.yale.edu. gsas.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Stanley Fish — award received (P166): Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Stanley Fish — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Stanley Fish — date of birth (P569): April 19, 1938. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Stanley Fish — family name (P734): Fish. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Stanley Fish — given name (P735): Stanley. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Stanley Fish — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.

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SVKKL authority ID → 0234528-Fish-Stanley-Eugene-1938

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Occupation → philosopher, literary critic, historian +1

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