Ernesto Cardenal

Summary

Ernesto Cardenal is a human^[1]. He was born in Granada^[2]. He was born on January 20, 1925^[3]. He passed away in Managua^[4]. He died on March 1, 2020^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], Catholic priest^[7], sculptor^[8], painter^[9], and theologian^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (569 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Ernesto Cardenal was born in Granada^[2].
• Ernesto Cardenal was born in Argentina^[12].
• Ernesto Cardenal passed away in Managua^[4].
• Ernesto Cardenal was born on January 20, 1925^[3].
• Ernesto Cardenal died on March 1, 2020^[5].
• Ernesto Cardenal's mother was Q138588673^[13].
• Ernesto Cardenal held citizenship in Nicaragua^[14].
• Ernesto Cardenal's professions included poet^[6].
• Ernesto Cardenal worked as a Catholic priest^[7].
• Ernesto Cardenal's professions included sculptor^[8].
• Ernesto Cardenal's professions included painter^[9].
• Ernesto Cardenal worked as a theologian^[10].
• Ernesto Cardenal's professions included translator^[15].
• Ernesto Cardenal's field of work was liberation theology^[16].
• Ernesto Cardenal's field of work was Nicaraguan literature^[17].
• Ernesto Cardenal's field of work was theology^[18].
• Ernesto Cardenal's field of work was Marxism^[19].
• Ernesto Cardenal's field of work was painting^[20].
• Ernesto Cardenal's field of work was art of sculpture^[21].
• Ernesto Cardenal held the position of minister of culture^[22].
• Ernesto Cardenal was educated at Columbia University^[23].
• Ernesto Cardenal was educated at Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, UNAM^[24].
• Ernesto Cardenal was educated at Colegio Centro América^[25].
• Ernesto Cardenal received the Order of Augusto César Sandino^[26].
• Ernesto Cardenal received the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NI^[29]

• Began / founded: 1925-01-20^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-03-01^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 08e12c13-528a-4cf0-8f11-318791b56f86^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Granada^[2], a big city^[33], in Nicaragua^[34], founded in 1524^[35] and Argentina^[12], a sovereign state^[36], in Argentina^[37], founded in 1816^[38]. Ernesto Cardenal was born on January 20, 1925^[3]. His mother was Q138588673^[13].

Education

Educated at Columbia University^[23], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1754^[41], headquartered in Manhattan^[42]; Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, UNAM^[24], a faculty^[43], in Mexico^[44], founded in 1924^[45]; and Colegio Centro América^[25], a school^[46], in Nicaragua^[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], Catholic priest^[7], sculptor^[8], painter^[9], theologian^[10], and translator^[15]. Fields of work include liberation theology^[16], a religious movement^[48]; Nicaraguan literature^[17], in Nicaragua^[49]; theology^[18], an academic discipline^[50]; Marxism^[19], an economic theory^[51]; painting^[20], a method^[52]; and art of sculpture^[21], a type of arts^[53]. Ernesto Cardenal held the position of minister of culture^[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Augusto César Sandino^[26], an order^[54], in Nicaragua^[55], founded in 1981^[56]; Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association^[27], an award^[57], in Germany^[58], founded in 1950^[59]; Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award^[60], a poetry award^[61], in Chile^[62], founded in 2004^[63]; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art^[64], a state decoration^[65], in Austria^[66], founded in 1955^[67]; Reina Sofía Award^[68]; and Theodor Wanner Prize^[69].

Personal Life

Ernesto Cardenal's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[70]. Political affiliations include Sandinista National Liberation Front^[71], a political party^[72], in Nicaragua^[73], founded in 1961^[74], headquartered in Managua^[75] and Democratic Renewal Union^[76], a political party^[77], in Nicaragua^[78], founded in 1995^[79], headquartered in Managua^[80].

Death and Burial

Ernesto Cardenal died on March 1, 2020^[5]. He died in Managua^[4]. Recorded cause of death include chronic renal insufficiency^[81] and cardiac arrest^[82].

Why It Matters

Ernesto Cardenal ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (569 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]

FAQs

Where was Ernesto Cardenal born?

Born in Granada^[2], Ernesto Cardenal…

Where did Ernesto Cardenal die?

Ernesto Cardenal died in Managua^[4].

Who were Ernesto Cardenal's parents?

Ernesto Cardenal's mother was Q138588673^[13].

What did Ernesto Cardenal do for work?

Ernesto Cardenal worked as poet^[6], Catholic priest^[7], sculptor^[8], painter^[9], and theologian^[10].

Where did Ernesto Cardenal go to school?

Ernesto Cardenal was educated at Columbia University^[23], Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, UNAM^[24], and Colegio Centro América^[25].

What awards did Ernesto Cardenal receive?

Honors received include Order of Augusto César Sandino^[26], Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association^[27], Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award^[60], and Austrian Decoration for Science and Art^[64].