C. K. Williams

Summary

C. K. Williams is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Newark^[2]. He was born on November 4, 1936^[3]. He passed away in Hopewell^[4]. He died on September 20, 2015^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], translator^[7], university teacher^[8], writer^[9], and literary scholar^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• C. K. Williams was born in Newark^[2].
• C. K. Williams passed away in Hopewell^[4].
• C. K. Williams was born on November 4, 1936^[3].
• C. K. Williams died on September 20, 2015^[5].
• C. K. Williams held citizenship in United States^[12].
• C. K. Williams worked as a poet^[6].
• C. K. Williams worked as a translator^[7].
• C. K. Williams's professions included university teacher^[8].
• C. K. Williams's professions included writer^[9].
• C. K. Williams's professions included literary scholar^[10].
• Among C. K. Williams's employers was Princeton University^[13].
• Among C. K. Williams's employers was Drexel University^[14].
• C. K. Williams's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania^[15].
• C. K. Williams was educated at Columbia High School^[16].
• A notable work attributed to C. K. Williams is Repair^[17].
• A notable work attributed to C. K. Williams is Lies^[18].
• C. K. Williams received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[19].
• C. K. Williams received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry^[20].
• C. K. Williams received the National Book Award^[21].
• C. K. Williams received the National Book Award for Poetry^[22].
• C. K. Williams received the Berlin Prize^[23].
• C. K. Williams received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry^[24].
• C. K. Williams was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters^[25].
• C. K. Williams was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[26].
• C. K. Williams is recorded as male^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1936-11-04^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2015-09-20^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4a48a342-bd6f-4e7c-ab37-4f857c90f609^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

C. K. Williams was born in Newark^[2]. He was born on November 4, 1936^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Pennsylvania^[15], a private university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1740^[35], headquartered in Philadelphia^[36] and Columbia High School^[16], a high school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1814^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], translator^[7], university teacher^[8], writer^[9], and literary scholar^[10]. Employers include Princeton University^[13], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1746^[42], headquartered in Princeton^[43] and Drexel University^[14], a research university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1891^[46].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Repair^[17] and Lies^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], a fellowship grant^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1925^[49]; Pulitzer Prize for Poetry^[20], an award^[50]; National Book Award^[21], a literary award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1936^[53]; National Book Award for Poetry^[22], a poetry award^[54]; Berlin Prize^[23], a fellowship grant^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1998^[57]; and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry^[24], a National Book Critics Circle Award^[58], in United States^[59].

Death and Burial

C. K. Williams died on September 20, 2015^[5]. He passed away in Hopewell^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[60].

Why It Matters

C. K. Williams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

FAQs

Where was C. K. Williams born?

C. K. Williams's place of birth was Newark^[2].

Where did C. K. Williams die?

C. K. Williams died in Hopewell^[4].

What did C. K. Williams do for work?

C. K. Williams worked as poet^[6], translator^[7], university teacher^[8], writer^[9], and literary scholar^[10].

Where did C. K. Williams go to school?

C. K. Williams was educated at University of Pennsylvania^[15] and Columbia High School^[16].

What awards did C. K. Williams receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], Pulitzer Prize for Poetry^[20], National Book Award^[21], and National Book Award for Poetry^[22].