Anton Shammas

Palestinian writer, poet and translator (born 1950)
Person human Q562677
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Anton Shammas

Summary

Anton Shammas is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fassuta[2]. He was born on January 1, 1950[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], poet[5], translator[6], writer[7], and literary critic[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Anton Shammas was born in Fassuta[2].
  • Anton Shammas was born on January 1, 1950[3].
  • Anton Shammas was born on September 8, 1950[10].
  • Anton Shammas held citizenship in Israel[11].
  • Anton Shammas held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Anton Shammas worked as a linguist[4].
  • Anton Shammas worked as a poet[5].
  • Anton Shammas's professions included translator[6].
  • Anton Shammas worked as a writer[7].
  • Anton Shammas worked as a literary critic[8].
  • Anton Shammas worked as a newspaper editor[13].
  • Anton Shammas was employed by University of Michigan[14].
  • Anton Shammas was educated at International Writing Program[15].
  • Anton Shammas was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[16].
  • Anton Shammas is recorded as male[17].
  • Anton Shammas's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Anton Shammas's family name is recorded as Shammas[19].
  • Anton Shammas's given name is recorded as Anton[20].
  • Anton Shammas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[21].
  • Anton Shammas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[22].
  • Anton Shammas's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أنطون شماس'}[23].
  • Anton Shammas's writing language is recorded as Arabic[24].
  • Anton Shammas's writing language is recorded as Hebrew[25].
  • Anton Shammas's writing language is recorded as English[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: IL[28]

  • Began / founded: 1950[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f26bb14-1c1e-49c1-a53c-1f7de70dd27b[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Anton Shammas was born in Fassuta[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1950[3] and September 8, 1950[10].

Education

Educated at International Writing Program[15], an educational institution[31], in United States[32] and Hebrew University of Jerusalem[16], a university[33], in Israel[34], founded in 1918[35], headquartered in Jerusalem[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], poet[5], translator[6], writer[7], literary critic[8], and newspaper editor[13]. Among Anton Shammas's employers was University of Michigan[14].

Why It Matters

Anton Shammas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Anton Shammas born?

Born in Fassuta[2], Anton Shammas…

What did Anton Shammas do for work?

Anton Shammas worked as linguist[4], poet[5], translator[6], writer[7], and literary critic[8].

Where did Anton Shammas go to school?

Anton Shammas was educated at International Writing Program[15] and Hebrew University of Jerusalem[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Leksikon Ofek le-sifrut yeladim. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Leksikon Ofek le-sifrut yeladim. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Family name Shammas
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