Al Young

Summary

Al Young is a human^[1]. He was born in Ocean Springs^[2]. He was born on May 31, 1939^[3]. He died in California^[4]. He died on April 17, 2021^[5]. He worked as a novelist^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], and university teacher^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Ocean Springs^[2], Al Young…
• Al Young passed away in California^[4].
• Al Young was born on May 31, 1939^[3].
• Al Young died on April 17, 2021^[5].
• Al Young held citizenship in United States^[11].
• English was Al Young's native language^[12].
• Al Young worked as a novelist^[6].
• Al Young worked as a poet^[7].
• Al Young worked as a writer^[8].
• Al Young's professions included university teacher^[9].
• Al Young's field of work was creative and professional writing^[13].
• Al Young's field of work was American literature^[14].
• Al Young's field of work was creative writing^[15].
• Al Young was employed by Stanford University^[16].
• Al Young's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[17].
• Al Young was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[18].
• A notable student of Al Young was Persis Karim^[19].
• Al Young received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[20].
• Al Young received the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award^[21].
• Al Young received the Fulbright Scholarship^[22].
• Al Young received the American Book Awards^[23].
• Al Young is recorded as male^[24].
• Al Young's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Al Young's Commons category is recorded as Al Young^[26].
• Al Young's family name is recorded as Young^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1939-05-31^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2021-04-17^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 557f9d75-d3f3-431b-b2b4-f71a579dc721^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Ocean Springs^[2], Al Young… he was born on May 31, 1939^[3]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan^[17], a public research university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1817^[35], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[36] and University of California, Berkeley^[18], a public research university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1868^[39], headquartered in Berkeley^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], and university teacher^[9]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing^[13], an academic discipline^[41]; American literature^[14], a sub-set of literature^[42], in United States^[43]; and creative writing^[15], a field of study^[44]. Among Al Young's employers was Stanford University^[16]. A notable student of him was Persis Karim^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], a fellowship grant^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1925^[47]; PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award^[21], a literary award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1991^[50]; Fulbright Scholarship^[22], a scholarship^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1946^[53]; and American Book Awards^[23], a literary award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1978^[56].

Death and Burial

Al Young died on April 17, 2021^[5]. He died in California^[4].

Why It Matters

Al Young ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[10]

FAQs

Where was Al Young born?

Al Young was born in Ocean Springs^[2].

Where did Al Young die?

Al Young passed away in California^[4].

What did Al Young do for work?

Al Young worked as novelist^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], and university teacher^[9].

Where did Al Young go to school?

Al Young was educated at University of Michigan^[17] and University of California, Berkeley^[18].

What awards did Al Young receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award^[21], Fulbright Scholarship^[22], and American Book Awards^[23].