Anthony Burgess

Summary

Anthony Burgess is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Harpurhey^[2]. He was born on February 25, 1917^[3]. He died in St John's Wood^[4]. He died on November 22, 1993^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], journalist^[7], translator^[8], screenwriter^[9], and poet^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,482 views/month, #6,234 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Harpurhey^[2], Anthony Burgess…
• Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester^[12].
• Anthony Burgess passed away in St John's Wood^[4].
• Anthony Burgess died in London^[13].
• Anthony Burgess was born on February 25, 1917^[3].
• Anthony Burgess died on November 22, 1993^[5].
• Burial took place at Monaco^[14].
• Anthony Burgess was married to Liana Burgess^[15].
• Anthony Burgess held citizenship in United Kingdom^[16].
• Anthony Burgess worked as a writer^[6].
• Anthony Burgess's professions included journalist^[7].
• Anthony Burgess worked as a translator^[8].
• Anthony Burgess's professions included screenwriter^[9].
• Anthony Burgess worked as a poet^[10].
• Anthony Burgess worked as a composer^[17].
• Anthony Burgess's field of work was literary activity^[18].
• Anthony Burgess's field of work was literary criticism^[19].
• Anthony Burgess's field of work was literary studies^[20].
• Anthony Burgess's field of work was poetry^[21].
• Anthony Burgess's field of work was music composing^[22].
• Anthony Burgess's field of work was film screenwriting^[23].
• Anthony Burgess was employed by Princeton University^[24].
• Among Anthony Burgess's employers was University at Buffalo^[25].
• Among Anthony Burgess's employers was Columbia University^[26].
• Anthony Burgess was employed by University of Birmingham^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1917-02-25^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1993-11-22^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 17f86faf-1f10-4bc1-b35a-97683d45aab2^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Harpurhey^[2], a human settlement^[33], in United Kingdom^[34] and Manchester^[12], a city^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1301^[37]. Anthony Burgess was born on February 25, 1917^[3].

Education

Educated at Xaverian College^[38], a grammar school^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1862^[41] and Victoria University of Manchester^[42], a university^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1851^[45], headquartered in Manchester^[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], journalist^[7], translator^[8], screenwriter^[9], poet^[10], and composer^[17]. Fields of work include literary activity^[18]; literary criticism^[19], a literary genre^[47]; literary studies^[20], an academic discipline^[48]; poetry^[21], a literary form^[49]; music composing^[22], a type of arts^[50]; and film screenwriting^[23], an occupation^[51]. Employers include Princeton University^[24], a private university^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1746^[54], headquartered in Princeton^[55]; University at Buffalo^[25], a public research university^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1846^[58], headquartered in Amherst^[59]; Columbia University^[26], a private university^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1754^[62], headquartered in Manhattan^[63]; and University of Birmingham^[27], a public research university^[64], in United Kingdom^[65], founded in 1900^[66], headquartered in Birmingham^[67].

Recognition

Awards received include Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame^[68], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[69], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[70], Companion of Literature^[71], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation^[72], and Ackerley Prize^[73].

Personal Life

Anthony Burgess was married to Liana Burgess^[15]. His religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[74].

Death and Burial

Anthony Burgess died on November 22, 1993^[5]. Recorded place of death include St John's Wood^[4], an area of London^[75], in United Kingdom^[76] and London^[13], a metropolis^[77], in Roman Empire^[78], founded in 0047^[79]. The cause of death was lung cancer^[80]. Burial took place at Monaco^[14].

Why It Matters

Anthony Burgess ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,482 views/month, #6,234 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

Works attributed to him include A Clockwork Orange^[83], a literary work^[84]; Earthly Powers^[85], a written work^[86]; 1985^[87], a literary work^[88]; and The Wanting Seed^[89], a written work^[90].

FAQs

Where was Anthony Burgess born?

Born in Harpurhey^[2], Anthony Burgess…

Where did Anthony Burgess die?

Anthony Burgess died in St John's Wood^[4].

Who was Anthony Burgess married to?

Anthony Burgess's spouses include Liana Burgess^[15].

What did Anthony Burgess do for work?

Anthony Burgess worked as writer^[6], journalist^[7], translator^[8], screenwriter^[9], and poet^[10].

Where did Anthony Burgess go to school?

Anthony Burgess was educated at Xaverian College^[38] and Victoria University of Manchester^[42].

What awards did Anthony Burgess receive?

Honors received include Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame^[68], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[69], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[70], and Companion of Literature^[71].