William Blake was born on November 28, 1757[1], in London[2]. He died in Charing Cross[3]. He worked as a painter[4], poet[5], theologian[6], collector[7], and printmaker[8]. He ranks in the top 0.44% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,502 views/month, #4,359 of 1,000,298).[9]
Archives at: British Library[48], Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[49], Albert Sloman Library[50], E.J. Pratt Library[51]
Residence: Green Street[52], Broadwick Street[53], Poland Street[54], Hercules Buildings[55], Felpham[56], South Molton Street[57], Fountain Court[58], Battersea[59]
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Things named for William Blake include William Blake Richmond[65].
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William Blake has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
He has been cited as an influence by C. S. Lewis[68], a writer[69], 1898–1963[70], of United Kingdom[71], awarded the honorary doctorate at the Laval University[72], specialised in writing[73]; Clive Barker[74], a film director[75], b. 1952[76], of United Kingdom[77], awarded the Lambda Literary Award[78]; D. H. Lawrence[79], a playwright[80], 1885–1930[81], of United Kingdom[82], awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize[83]; William Butler Yeats[84], a poet[85], 1865–1939[86], of Irish Free State[87], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[88], specialised in fiction[89]; Paulo Coelho[90], a writer[91], b. 1947[92], of Brazil[93], awarded the Golden Feather[94]; and Ted Hughes[95], a poet[96], 1930–1998[97], of United Kingdom[98], awarded the King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry[99].
Works attributed to him include The Tyger[100], Songs of Innocence and of Experience[101], The Marriage of Heaven and Hell[102], The Lamb[103], Auguries of Innocence[104], and his prophetic books[105]. Entities named for him include William Blake Richmond[65].
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