Brendan Kennelly

Irish poet (1936–2021)
Person human Q4960953
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Brendan Kennelly

Summary

Brendan Kennelly is a human[1]. He was born in Ballylongford[2]. He was born on January 1, 1936[3]. He died in Listowel[4]. He died on October 17, 2021[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], novelist[7], translator[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Brendan Kennelly's place of birth was Ballylongford[2].
  • Brendan Kennelly died in Listowel[4].
  • Brendan Kennelly was born on January 1, 1936[3].
  • Brendan Kennelly died on October 17, 2021[5].
  • Brendan Kennelly held citizenship in Ireland[11].
  • Brendan Kennelly worked as a linguist[6].
  • Brendan Kennelly worked as a novelist[7].
  • Brendan Kennelly's professions included translator[8].
  • Brendan Kennelly's professions included poet[9].
  • Brendan Kennelly's education included a stint at University of Leeds[12].
  • Brendan Kennelly's education included a stint at Trinity College, Dublin[13].
  • Brendan Kennelly received the Irish PEN Award[14].
  • Brendan Kennelly is recorded as male[15].
  • Brendan Kennelly's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Brendan Kennelly's family name is recorded as Kennelly[17].
  • Brendan Kennelly's given name is recorded as Brendan[18].
  • Brendan Kennelly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Brendan Kennelly's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brendan Kennelly'}[20].
  • Brendan Kennelly's different from is recorded as Brendan Kenneally[21].

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[22]

  • Country: IE[23]

  • Began / founded: 1936-04-17[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-10-17[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8bb920c3-2b8d-4639-9be3-15790c161b67[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Brendan Kennelly was born in Ballylongford[2]. He was born on January 1, 1936[3].

Education

Educated at University of Leeds[12], a public research university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1904[29], headquartered in Leeds[30] and Trinity College, Dublin[13], a collegiate university[31], in Ireland[32], founded in 1592[33], headquartered in Dublin[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], novelist[7], translator[8], and poet[9].

Recognition

Brendan Kennelly received the Irish PEN Award[14].

Death and Burial

Brendan Kennelly died on October 17, 2021[5]. He passed away in Listowel[4].

Why It Matters

Brendan Kennelly ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Brendan Kennelly born?

Brendan Kennelly was born in Ballylongford[2].

Where did Brendan Kennelly die?

Brendan Kennelly passed away in Listowel[4].

What did Brendan Kennelly do for work?

Brendan Kennelly worked as linguist[6], novelist[7], translator[8], and poet[9].

Where did Brendan Kennelly go to school?

Brendan Kennelly was educated at University of Leeds[12] and Trinity College, Dublin[13].

What awards did Brendan Kennelly receive?

Honors received include Irish PEN Award[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . irishtimes.com. irishtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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