Czesław Miłosz
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Czesław Miłosz
Summary
Czesław Miłosz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Šeteniai[2]. He was born on June 30, 1911[3]. He passed away in Kraków[4]. He worked as a poet[5], diplomat[6], writer[7], essayist[8], and translator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (946 views/month, #6,975 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Czesław Miłosz was born in Šeteniai[2].
- Czesław Miłosz was born in Šiauliai[11].
- Czesław Miłosz died in Kraków[4].
- Czesław Miłosz was born on June 30, 1911[3].
- Burial took place at Crypt of Merit at Skałka[12].
- Czesław Miłosz's father was Aleksander Miłosz[13].
- Among Czesław Miłosz's spouses was Carol Thigpen-Miłosz[14].
- Czesław Miłosz was married to Janina Milosz[15].
- A child of Czesław Miłosz was Anthony Milosz[16].
- A child of Czesław Miłosz was Peter Milosz[17].
- Czesław Miłosz held citizenship in Poland[18].
- Czesław Miłosz held citizenship in United States[19].
- Czesław Miłosz held citizenship in Lithuania[20].
- Czesław Miłosz worked as a poet[5].
- Czesław Miłosz worked as a diplomat[6].
- Czesław Miłosz's professions included writer[7].
- Czesław Miłosz's professions included essayist[8].
- Czesław Miłosz's professions included translator[9].
- Czesław Miłosz worked as a pedagogue[21].
- Czesław Miłosz's field of work was fiction[22].
- Czesław Miłosz's field of work was literature[23].
- Czesław Miłosz's field of work was history of literature[24].
- Czesław Miłosz's field of work was translation[25].
- Czesław Miłosz's field of work was diplomacy[26].
- Czesław Miłosz held the position of professor[27].
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Type: Person[28]
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Country: PL[29]
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Began / founded: 1911-06-30[30]
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Ended / dissolved: 2004-08-14[31]
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MusicBrainz ID: b7c96285-1ee0-4673-98e6-5fcbce04950f[32]
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Origins and Family
Recorded place of birth include Šeteniai[2], a village[33], in Lithuania[34] and Šiauliai[11], a city[35], in Lithuania[36]. Czesław Miłosz was born on June 30, 1911[3]. His father was Aleksander Miłosz[13].
Education
Czesław Miłosz was educated at Vilnius University[37].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include poet[5], diplomat[6], writer[7], essayist[8], translator[9], and pedagogue[21]. Fields of work include fiction[22]; literature[23], a type of arts[38]; history of literature[24], an academic discipline[39]; translation[25], an academic major[40]; and diplomacy[26], an academic discipline[41]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[42], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1868[45], headquartered in Berkeley[46]; Harvard University[47], a private university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1636[50], headquartered in Cambridge[51]; Polish Radio Wilno[52], a radio station[53], in Poland[54], founded in 1927[55]; and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland[56], a foreign affairs ministry[57], in Poland[58], founded in 1916[59], headquartered in Warsaw[60]. Czesław Miłosz held the position of professor[27].
Recognition
Awards received include Nobel Prize in Literature[61], a literary award[62], in Sweden[63], founded in 1901[64]; Righteous Among the Nations[65]; Guggenheim Fellowship[66]; Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)[67]; National Medal of Arts[68]; and Neustadt International Prize for Literature[69].
Personal Life
Spouses include Carol Thigpen-Miłosz[14], a historian[70], 1944–2002[71], of United States[72] and Janina Milosz[15], a screenwriter[73], 1909–1986[74], of Poland[75]. Children include Anthony Milosz[16], a designer[76], b. 1947[77], of United States[78] and Peter Milosz[17], an anthropologist[79], b. 1951[80], of United States[81]. Czesław Miłosz's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[82].
Death and Burial
Czesław Miłosz died in Kraków[4]. Burial took place at Crypt of Merit at Skałka[12].
Why It Matters
Czesław Miłosz ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (946 views/month, #6,975 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[83] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[84]
He has been cited as an influence by Ted Hughes[85], a poet[86], 1930–1998[87], of United Kingdom[88], awarded the King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry[89]; Seamus Heaney[90], a playwright[91], 1939–2013[92], of Ireland[93], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[94], specialised in poetry[95]; Mary Karr[96], a poet[97], b. 1955[98], of United States[99], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[100], specialised in poetry[101]; Derek Walcott[102], a poet[103], 1930–2017[104], of Saint Lucia[105], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[106]; Charles Simic[107], a poet[108], 1938–2023[109], of United States[110], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[111], specialised in creative and professional writing[112]; and Robert Pinsky[113], a poet[114], b. 1940[115], of United States[116], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[117].
Works attributed to him include The Captive Mind[118].
FAQs
Where was Czesław Miłosz born?
Czesław Miłosz was born in Šeteniai[2].
Where did Czesław Miłosz die?
Czesław Miłosz passed away in Kraków[4].
Who were Czesław Miłosz's parents?
Czesław Miłosz's father was Aleksander Miłosz[13].
Who was Czesław Miłosz married to?
Czesław Miłosz's spouses include Carol Thigpen-Miłosz[14] and Janina Milosz[15].
What did Czesław Miłosz do for work?
Czesław Miłosz worked as poet[5], diplomat[6], writer[7], essayist[8], and translator[9].
Where did Czesław Miłosz go to school?
Czesław Miłosz was educated at Vilnius University[37].
What awards did Czesław Miłosz receive?
Honors received include Nobel Prize in Literature[61], Righteous Among the Nations[65], Guggenheim Fellowship[66], and Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)[67].
Who did Czesław Miłosz influence?
Czesław Miłosz has been cited as an influence by Ted Hughes[85], Seamus Heaney[90], Mary Karr[96], and Derek Walcott[102].