Coleman Barks

Summary

Coleman Barks is a human^[1]. Born in Chattanooga^[2], he… he was born on April 23, 1937^[3]. He died on February 23, 2026^[4]. He worked as a linguist^[5], poet^[6], translator^[7], and writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Coleman Barks's place of birth was Chattanooga^[2].
• Coleman Barks was born on April 23, 1937^[3].
• Coleman Barks died on February 23, 2026^[4].
• Coleman Barks held citizenship in United States^[10].
• English was Coleman Barks's native language^[11].
• Coleman Barks worked as a linguist^[5].
• Coleman Barks worked as a poet^[6].
• Coleman Barks worked as a translator^[7].
• Coleman Barks worked as a writer^[8].
• Coleman Barks was employed by University of Georgia^[12].
• Coleman Barks was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• Coleman Barks's education included a stint at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[14].
• Coleman Barks was educated at Baylor School^[15].
• Coleman Barks is recorded as male^[16].
• Coleman Barks's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Coleman Barks's family name is recorded as Barks^[18].
• Coleman Barks's given name is recorded as Coleman^[19].
• Coleman Barks's official website is recorded as http://www.colemanbarks.com/^[20].
• Coleman Barks studied under Bawa Muhaiyaddeen^[21].
• Coleman Barks's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Coleman Barks's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Coleman Barks'}^[23].
• Coleman Barks's lifestyle is recorded as mysticism^[24].
• Coleman Barks's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: US^[27]

• Began / founded: 1937-04-23^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 2026-02-23^[29]

• Genre(s): poetry^[30]

• Community tags: poet, poetry^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: b5f04931-a8c2-4d1a-a256-c1e3d76c3fdd^[32]

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Origins and Family

Coleman Barks's place of birth was Chattanooga^[2]. He was born on April 23, 1937^[3]. English was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13], a public research university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1868^[35], headquartered in Berkeley^[36]; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[14], a public research university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1789^[39]; and Baylor School^[15], a boarding school^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1893^[42]. Coleman Barks studied under Bawa Muhaiyaddeen^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[5], poet^[6], translator^[7], and writer^[8]. Among Coleman Barks's employers was University of Georgia^[12].

Death and Burial

Coleman Barks died on February 23, 2026^[4].

Why It Matters

Coleman Barks ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Coleman Barks born?

Coleman Barks's place of birth was Chattanooga^[2].

What did Coleman Barks do for work?

Coleman Barks worked as linguist^[5], poet^[6], translator^[7], and writer^[8].

Where did Coleman Barks go to school?

Coleman Barks was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13], University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[14], and Baylor School^[15].