Edmund Keeley

American writer (1928-2022)
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Edmund Keeley

Summary

Edmund Keeley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Damascus[2]. He was born on February 5, 1928[3]. He died in Princeton[4]. He died on February 23, 2022[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], translator[7], university teacher[8], writer[9], and poet[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Key Facts

  • Edmund Keeley's place of birth was Damascus[2].
  • Edmund Keeley passed away in Princeton[4].
  • Edmund Keeley was born on February 5, 1928[3].
  • Edmund Keeley died on February 23, 2022[5].
  • Edmund Keeley's father was James Hugh Keeley, Jr.[12].
  • Edmund Keeley held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Edmund Keeley worked as a linguist[6].
  • Edmund Keeley's professions included translator[7].
  • Edmund Keeley's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Edmund Keeley's professions included writer[9].
  • Edmund Keeley's professions included poet[10].
  • Edmund Keeley's professions included scholar of English[14].
  • Edmund Keeley's field of work was literature[15].
  • Edmund Keeley's field of work was translations from Greek[16].
  • Edmund Keeley's field of work was translation into English[17].
  • Edmund Keeley's field of work was English studies[18].
  • Edmund Keeley's field of work was English-language literature[19].
  • Edmund Keeley was employed by Princeton University[20].
  • Edmund Keeley was educated at Princeton University[21].
  • Edmund Keeley received the Rome Prize[22].
  • Edmund Keeley received the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation[23].
  • Edmund Keeley received the Fulbright Scholarship[24].
  • Edmund Keeley received the Dido Sotiriou Award[25].
  • Edmund Keeley received the Guggenheim Fellowship[26].
  • Edmund Keeley received the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award[27].

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Origins and Family

Edmund Keeley was born in Damascus[2]. He was born on February 5, 1928[3]. His father was James Hugh Keeley, Jr.[12].

Education

Edmund Keeley's education included a stint at Princeton University[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], translator[7], university teacher[8], writer[9], poet[10], and scholar of English[14]. Fields of work include literature[15], a type of arts[28]; translations from Greek[16]; translation into English[17], an activity[29]; English studies[18], an academic discipline[30]; and English-language literature[19], a sub-set of literature[31]. Among Edmund Keeley's employers was Princeton University[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Rome Prize[22], an art prize[32], in United States[33]; PEN Award for Poetry in Translation[23], a poetry award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1996[36]; Fulbright Scholarship[24], a scholarship[37], in United States[38], founded in 1946[39]; Dido Sotiriou Award[25]; Guggenheim Fellowship[26], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42]; and Harold Morton Landon Translation Award[27], a literary award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1976[45].

Death and Burial

Edmund Keeley died on February 23, 2022[5]. He died in Princeton[4].

Why It Matters

Edmund Keeley has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Edmund Keeley born?

Edmund Keeley's place of birth was Damascus[2].

Where did Edmund Keeley die?

Edmund Keeley died in Princeton[4].

Who were Edmund Keeley's parents?

Edmund Keeley's father was James Hugh Keeley, Jr.[12].

What did Edmund Keeley do for work?

Edmund Keeley worked as linguist[6], translator[7], university teacher[8], writer[9], and poet[10].

Where did Edmund Keeley go to school?

Edmund Keeley was educated at Princeton University[21].

What awards did Edmund Keeley receive?

Honors received include Rome Prize[22], PEN Award for Poetry in Translation[23], Fulbright Scholarship[24], and Dido Sotiriou Award[25].

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  13. [8] . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [27] . poets.org. poets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . greeknewsusa.com. greeknewsusa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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