Sylvia Plath

Summary

Sylvia Plath is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Boston^[2]. She was born on October 27, 1932^[3]. She passed away in London^[4]. She died on February 11, 1963^[5]. She worked as a poet^[6], writer^[7], novelist^[8], essayist^[9], and autobiographer^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.21% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,636 views/month, #2,070 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Boston^[2], Sylvia Plath…
• Sylvia Plath died in London^[4].
• Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932^[3].
• Sylvia Plath died on February 11, 1963^[5].
• Burial took place at Heptonstall^[12].
• Sylvia Plath's father was Otto Plath^[13].
• Sylvia Plath's mother was Aurelia Plath^[14].
• Sylvia Plath was married to Ted Hughes^[15].
• A child of Sylvia Plath was Frieda Hughes^[16].
• A child of Sylvia Plath was Nicholas Hughes^[17].
• Sylvia Plath held citizenship in United States^[18].
• Sylvia Plath's professions included poet^[6].
• Sylvia Plath's professions included writer^[7].
• Sylvia Plath's professions included novelist^[8].
• Sylvia Plath worked as an essayist^[9].
• Sylvia Plath worked as an autobiographer^[10].
• Sylvia Plath's professions included diarist^[19].
• Sylvia Plath's field of work was poetry^[20].
• Sylvia Plath's field of work was essay^[21].
• Sylvia Plath's field of work was fiction^[22].
• Among Sylvia Plath's employers was Smith College^[23].
• Sylvia Plath was educated at Smith College^[24].
• Sylvia Plath was educated at Newnham College^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Sylvia Plath is The Bell Jar^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Sylvia Plath is Ariel^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1932-10-27^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1963-02-11^[31]

• Community tags: poet^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9b73926a-d249-4dfd-841b-db3a56be5d9f^[33]

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Origins and Family

Sylvia Plath's place of birth was Boston^[2]. She was born on October 27, 1932^[3]. Her father was Otto Plath^[13]. Her mother was Aurelia Plath^[14].

Education

Educated at Smith College^[24], a university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1871^[36], headquartered in Northampton^[37] and Newnham College^[25], a college of the University of Cambridge^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1871^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], writer^[7], novelist^[8], essayist^[9], autobiographer^[10], and diarist^[19]. Fields of work include poetry^[20], a literary form^[41]; essay^[21], a literary genre^[42]; and fiction^[22], an art genre^[43]. Among Sylvia Plath's employers was Smith College^[23].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Bell Jar^[26], a literary work^[44]; Ariel^[27], a written work^[45]; and The Colossus^[46]. Things named for Sylvia Plath include she effect^[47], a phenomenon^[48] and Plath^[49], an impact crater^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize for Poetry^[51], an award^[52]; Glascock Prize^[53], a literary award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1924^[56]; and Fulbright Scholarship^[57], a scholarship^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1946^[60].

Personal Life

Among Sylvia Plath's spouses was Ted Hughes^[15]. Children include Frieda Hughes^[16], a painter^[61], b. 1960^[62], of United Kingdom^[63], specialised in painting^[64] and Nicholas Hughes^[17], a scientist^[65], 1962–2009^[66], of United States^[67]. Her religion is recorded as Unitarianism^[68].

Death and Burial

Sylvia Plath died on February 11, 1963^[5]. She died in London^[4]. She is buried at Heptonstall^[12].

Why It Matters

Sylvia Plath ranks in the top 0.21% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,636 views/month, #2,070 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] She is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

She has been cited as an influence by Adrienne Rich^[71], a poet^[72], 1929–2012^[73], of United States^[74], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[75], specialised in poetry^[76]; Amelia Rosselli^[77], a poet^[78], 1930–1996^[79], of Italy^[80], specialised in poetry^[81]; and Nilgün Marmara^[82], a poet^[83], 1958–1987^[84], of Turkey^[85].

Works attributed to her include The Bell Jar^[86], a literary work^[87] and Ariel^[88], a written work^[89]. Entities named for her include she effect^[47], a phenomenon^[48] and Plath^[49], an impact crater^[50].

FAQs

Where was Sylvia Plath born?

Born in Boston^[2], Sylvia Plath…

Where did Sylvia Plath die?

Sylvia Plath died in London^[4].

Who were Sylvia Plath's parents?

Sylvia Plath's father was Otto Plath^[13]. Sylvia Plath's mother was Aurelia Plath^[14].

Who was Sylvia Plath married to?

Sylvia Plath's spouses include Ted Hughes^[15].

What did Sylvia Plath do for work?

Sylvia Plath worked as poet^[6], writer^[7], novelist^[8], essayist^[9], and autobiographer^[10].

Where did Sylvia Plath go to school?

Sylvia Plath was educated at Smith College^[24] and Newnham College^[25].

What awards did Sylvia Plath receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Poetry^[51], Glascock Prize^[53], and Fulbright Scholarship^[57].

Who did Sylvia Plath influence?

Sylvia Plath has been cited as an influence by Adrienne Rich^[71], Amelia Rosselli^[77], and Nilgün Marmara^[82].