Dick Davis

British poet and translator
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Dick Davis

Summary

Dick Davis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Portsmouth[2]. He was born on +1945-04-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4], poet[5], translator[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Portsmouth[2], Dick Davis…
  • Dick Davis was born on +1945-04-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dick Davis held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Dick Davis's professions included writer[4].
  • Dick Davis worked as a poet[5].
  • Dick Davis's professions included translator[6].
  • Dick Davis's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Dick Davis's field of work was poetry[10].
  • Dick Davis's field of work was translation[11].
  • Dick Davis's field of work was Persian literature[12].
  • Dick Davis was employed by Stanford University[13].
  • Among Dick Davis's employers was University of Tehran[14].
  • Dick Davis was educated at University of Manchester[15].
  • Dick Davis received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16].
  • Dick Davis received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Dick Davis received the Lois Roth Translation Prize[18].
  • Dick Davis was a member of Royal Society of Literature[19].
  • Dick Davis is recorded as male[20].
  • Dick Davis's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Dick Davis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110037200[22].
  • Dick Davis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109666502[23].
  • Dick Davis's GND ID is recorded as 132230364[24].
  • Dick Davis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80136264[25].
  • Dick Davis's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16757691q[26].
  • Dick Davis's IdRef ID is recorded as 074265148[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Dick Davis's place of birth was Portsmouth[2]. He was born on +1945-04-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Dick Davis's education included a stint at University of Manchester[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], poet[5], translator[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include poetry[10], a literary form[28]; translation[11], an academic major[29]; and Persian literature[12], a sub-set of literature[30]. Employers include Stanford University[13], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1885[33], headquartered in Stanford[34] and University of Tehran[14], a public university[35], in Iran[36], founded in 1934[37], headquartered in University of Tehran Central Administration[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16], a fellowship award[39], in United Kingdom[40]; Guggenheim Fellowship[17], a fellowship grant[41], in United States[42], founded in 1925[43]; and Lois Roth Translation Prize[18].

Why It Matters

Dick Davis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Dick Davis born?

Dick Davis was born in Portsmouth[2].

What did Dick Davis do for work?

Dick Davis worked as writer[4], poet[5], translator[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Dick Davis go to school?

Dick Davis was educated at University of Manchester[15].

What awards did Dick Davis receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16], Guggenheim Fellowship[17], and Lois Roth Translation Prize[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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