Chairil Anwar

Indonesian poet (1922–1949)
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Chairil Anwar
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 26, 1922
Date of death
April 28, 1949
Place of birth
Medan
Place of death
Jakarta
Ethnic group
Minangkabau[9]
Occupation
poet, writer
Father
Toeloes[7]
Mother
Saleha[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Indonesian[18]
Name
Chairil Anwar[20]
Start of work period
1942[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chairil Anwar ar تشايريل أنور cs Kheiril Anvar id Si Binatang Jalang ja ハイリル・アンワル ko 하이릴 안와르 ms Si Bintang Jalang pl Anwar Chairil ru Хайрил Анвар uk Хайріл Анвар zh 凱里爾·安哇爾 zh-hans 凯里尔·安哇尔
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VIAF cluster ID
30334203
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
118847791
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
127790755
CBDB.cz author ID
65986
CiNii Research ID
1140000791696900736
DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118847791
Dezède person ID
38806
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3FuA4a
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
210912
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
7871
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4727941
IdRef ID
076490793
J9U entity ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LyricsTranslate ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0530939X
NDL Authority ID
00431606
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
787542
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000010768
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810568574405606
National Virtual Library of India ID
974533
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3870217
Open Library ID
OL15489A
SNAC ARK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Chairil Anwar was born on July 26, 1922[1], in Medan[2]. He died on April 28, 1949[3], in Jakarta[4]. He worked as a poet[5] and writer[6].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Chairil Anwar include Aku[21], a literary work[22].

FAQs

Where was Chairil Anwar born?

Chairil Anwar was born in Medan[2].

Where did Chairil Anwar die?

Chairil Anwar died in Jakarta[4].

Who were Chairil Anwar's parents?

Chairil Anwar's father was Toeloes[7]. Chairil Anwar's mother was Saleha[8].

What did Chairil Anwar do for work?

Chairil Anwar worked as a poet[5] and writer[6].

Where did Chairil Anwar go to school?

Chairil Anwar was educated at Hollandsch-Inlandsche School[10] and Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Ensiklopedia Tokoh 1001 Orang Minang. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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