Elizabeth Smither

New Zealand poet
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Elizabeth Smither

Summary

Elizabeth Smither is a human[1]. Her place of birth was New Plymouth[2]. She was born on +1941-09-15T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a poet[4], novelist[5], librarian[6], and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Elizabeth Smither was born in New Plymouth[2].
  • Elizabeth Smither was born on +1941-09-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Elizabeth Smither was married to Michael Smither[9].
  • Elizabeth Smither held citizenship in New Zealand[10].
  • Elizabeth Smither worked as a poet[4].
  • Elizabeth Smither worked as a novelist[5].
  • Elizabeth Smither worked as a librarian[6].
  • Elizabeth Smither's professions included writer[7].
  • Elizabeth Smither received the New Zealand Order of Merit[11].
  • Elizabeth Smither received the Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12].
  • Elizabeth Smither received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Poetry)[13].
  • Elizabeth Smither received the honorary doctor of the University of Auckland[14].
  • Elizabeth Smither is recorded as female[15].
  • Elizabeth Smither's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Elizabeth Smither's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067345055[17].
  • Elizabeth Smither's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53047248[18].
  • Elizabeth Smither's GND ID is recorded as 1145536956[19].
  • Elizabeth Smither's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82213060[20].
  • Elizabeth Smither's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16600945g[21].
  • Elizabeth Smither's IdRef ID is recorded as 068727380[22].
  • Elizabeth Smither's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35508472[23].
  • Elizabeth Smither's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07sc73k[24].
  • Elizabeth Smither's family name is recorded as Smither[25].
  • Elizabeth Smither's given name is recorded as Elizabeth[26].
  • Elizabeth Smither's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 072463066[27].

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Origins and Family

Elizabeth Smither was born in New Plymouth[2]. She was born on +1941-09-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], novelist[5], librarian[6], and writer[7].

Recognition

Awards received include New Zealand Order of Merit[11], an order[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1996[30]; Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12]; Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Poetry)[13], a class of award[31], in New Zealand[32]; and honorary doctor of the University of Auckland[14], an award[33], in New Zealand[34].

Personal Life

Among Elizabeth Smither's spouses was Michael Smither[9].

Why It Matters

Elizabeth Smither ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Elizabeth Smither born?

Elizabeth Smither's place of birth was New Plymouth[2].

Who was Elizabeth Smither married to?

Elizabeth Smither's spouses include Michael Smither[9].

What did Elizabeth Smither do for work?

Elizabeth Smither worked as poet[4], novelist[5], librarian[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Elizabeth Smither receive?

Honors received include New Zealand Order of Merit[11], Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12], Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Poetry)[13], and honorary doctor of the University of Auckland[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . chrisfred10.wordpress.com. Retrieved . chrisfred10.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . anzliterature.com. anzliterature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . creativenz.govt.nz. creativenz.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . calendar.auckland.ac.nz. calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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