Adelaide Crapsey

American writer (1878-1914)
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Adelaide Crapsey
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Adelaide Crapsey

Summary

Adelaide Crapsey is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. She was born on September 9, 1878[3]. She died in Rochester[4]. She died on October 8, 1914[5]. She worked as a poet[6], teacher[7], literary critic[8], journalist[9], and writer[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Adelaide Crapsey's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Adelaide Crapsey died in Rochester[4].
  • Adelaide Crapsey was born on September 9, 1878[3].
  • Adelaide Crapsey died on October 8, 1914[5].
  • Adelaide Crapsey is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery[12].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's father was Algernon Sidney Crapsey[13].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's mother was Adelaide T. Crapsey[14].
  • Adelaide Crapsey held citizenship in United States[15].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's professions included poet[6].
  • Adelaide Crapsey worked as a teacher[7].
  • Adelaide Crapsey worked as a literary critic[8].
  • Adelaide Crapsey worked as a journalist[9].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's professions included writer[10].
  • Among Adelaide Crapsey's employers was Smith College[16].
  • Adelaide Crapsey was educated at Vassar College[17].
  • Adelaide Crapsey was educated at Kemper Hall[18].
  • Adelaide Crapsey is recorded as female[19].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's Commons category is recorded as Adelaide Crapsey[21].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's archives at is recorded as Smith College[22].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's archives at is recorded as Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation[23].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[24].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's family name is recorded as Crapsey[25].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's given name is recorded as Adelaide[26].
  • Adelaide Crapsey's medical condition is recorded as tuberculosis[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Adelaide Crapsey… she was born on September 9, 1878[3]. Her father was Algernon Sidney Crapsey[13]. Her mother was Adelaide T. Crapsey[14].

Education

Educated at Vassar College[17], a liberal arts college in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30] and Kemper Hall[18], a university building[31], in United States[32], founded in 1875[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], teacher[7], literary critic[8], journalist[9], and writer[10]. Among Adelaide Crapsey's employers was Smith College[16].

Death and Burial

Adelaide Crapsey died on October 8, 1914[5]. She passed away in Rochester[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[24]. She is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Adelaide Crapsey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

She is credited with the discovery of cinquain[35], a poetic form[36].

FAQs

Where was Adelaide Crapsey born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Adelaide Crapsey…

Where did Adelaide Crapsey die?

Adelaide Crapsey died in Rochester[4].

Who were Adelaide Crapsey's parents?

Adelaide Crapsey's father was Algernon Sidney Crapsey[13]. Adelaide Crapsey's mother was Adelaide T. Crapsey[14].

What did Adelaide Crapsey do for work?

Adelaide Crapsey worked as poet[6], teacher[7], literary critic[8], journalist[9], and writer[10].

Where did Adelaide Crapsey go to school?

Adelaide Crapsey was educated at Vassar College[17] and Kemper Hall[18].

What did Adelaide Crapsey discover?

Adelaide Crapsey is credited as discoverer of cinquain[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . asteria.fivecolleges.edu. Retrieved . asteria.fivecolleges.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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