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Virginia Woolf was born on January 25, 1882[1], in Hyde Park Gate[2]. She died on March 28, 1941[3], in Lewes[4]. She worked as a novelist[5], essayist[6], autobiographer[7], short story writer[8], and diarist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.25% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78,392 views/month, #2,510 of 1,000,298).[10]
Archives at: Smith College[42], University of Sussex Library[43], E.J. Pratt Library[44], University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[45], British Library[46], McMaster University Library[47], New York Public Library Main Branch[48], Harry Ransom Center[49], King's College London[50]
Given name: Virginia[54], Adeline[55], Alexandra[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Virginia Woolf include Woolf[57].
Why It Matters
Virginia Woolf has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] She is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
She has been cited as an influence by Anne Carson[60], a classical philologist[61], b. 1950[62], of Canada[63], awarded the Lannan Literary Awards[64], specialised in classical philology[65]; Gabriel García Márquez[66], a novelist[67], 1927–2014[68], of Colombia[69], awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature[70], specialised in novel[71]; Ursula K. Le Guin[72], a writer[73], 1929–2018[74], of United States[75], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[76], specialised in fiction[77]; Margaret Atwood[78], a writer[79], b. 1939[80], of Canada[81], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[82], specialised in poetry[83]; Toni Morrison[84], a writer[85], 1931–2019[86], of United States[87], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[88], specialised in poetry[89]; and Annie Ernaux[90], a writer[91], b. 1940[92], of France[93], awarded the Prix Renaudot[94], specialised in literary activity[95].
Works attributed to her include Mrs Dalloway[96], A Room of One's Own[97], To the Lighthouse[98], Orlando: A Biography[99], The Waves[100], and Night and Day[101]. Entities named for her include Woolf[57].
FAQs
Where was Virginia Woolf born?
Virginia Woolf's place of birth was Hyde Park Gate[2].
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