C. P. Snow was born on October 15, 1905[1], in Leicester[2]. He died on July 1, 1980[3], in London[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], writer[6], politician[7], literary critic[8], and novelist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,646 views/month, #7,141 of 1,000,298).[10]
Educated at: Christ's College[18], University of Leicester[19], University of London[20], Alderman Newton's School[21]
Notable work: The Two Cultures[22], Corridors of Power[23]
Award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire[24], James Tait Black Memorial Prize[25], life peer[26], knighthood[27], Knight Bachelor[28], Lenin Prize[29]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[30], Royal Society of Literature[31]
Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[41]
Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature[42], Booker Prize[43]
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C. P. Snow has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Works attributed to him include The Two Cultures[46], a written work[47].
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