Vera Rich

British poet, journalist, historian, and translator (1936–2009)
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Summary

Vera Rich was born on April 24, 1936[1], in London[2]. She died on December 20, 2009[3], in London[4]. She worked as a linguist[5], journalist[6], poet[7], writer[8], and translator[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Kaniv[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[12]
  • Occupation: editing staff[13]
  • Field of work: poetry[14], translation from Ukrainian[15], translations from Belarusian language[16], journalism[17], editing[18]
  • Educated at: University of Oxford[19]
  • Award received: Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class[20]
  • Member of: Shevchenko Scientific Society[21]
  • Sex or gender: female[22]
  • Commons category: Vera Rich[23]
  • Family name: Rich[24]
  • Given name: Vera[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26], Ukrainian[27], Belarusian[28]
  • Name in native language: Vera Rich[29]
  • Writing language: English[30]

Why It Matters

Vera Rich has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Vera Rich born?

Vera Rich's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Vera Rich die?

Vera Rich died in London[4].

What did Vera Rich do for work?

Vera Rich worked as a linguist[5], journalist[6], poet[7], writer[8], and translator[9].

Where did Vera Rich go to school?

Vera Rich was educated at University of Oxford[19].

What awards did Vera Rich receive?

Honors received include Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . day.kiev.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → NLB-ar143965
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'ru', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nlb authority id (belarus): NLB-ar143965, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289805|batch #289805]]"
  2. 13w ago · Bk1949 · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Belarus in persons and events id → 134831
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Belarus in persons and events id: 134831"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Vera
    Field of work → poetry, translation from Ukrainian, translations from Belarusian language +2
    Family name → Rich
    Writing language → English
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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