Fanny Howe

American writer (1940–2025)
Person human Q5434040
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Fanny Howe

Summary

Fanny Howe is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Buffalo[2]. She was born on +1940-10-15T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Cambridge[4]. She died on +2025-07-08T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a writer[6], novelist[7], poet[8], children's writer[9], and prose writer[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Fanny Howe was born in Buffalo[2].
  • Fanny Howe died in Cambridge[4].
  • Fanny Howe was born on +1940-10-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Fanny Howe died on +2025-07-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Fanny Howe's father was Mark De Wolfe Howe[12].
  • Fanny Howe's mother was Mary Manning[13].
  • A child of Fanny Howe was Danzy Senna[14].
  • Fanny Howe held citizenship in United States[15].
  • Fanny Howe's professions included writer[6].
  • Fanny Howe's professions included novelist[7].
  • Fanny Howe's professions included poet[8].
  • Fanny Howe worked as a children's writer[9].
  • Fanny Howe worked as a prose writer[10].
  • Fanny Howe's education included a stint at Beaver Country Day School[16].
  • Fanny Howe received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Fanny Howe received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize[18].
  • Fanny Howe's image is recorded as Fanny Howe - August 23, 2012 (cropped).jpg[19].
  • Fanny Howe is recorded as female[20].
  • Fanny Howe's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Fanny Howe's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114712090[22].
  • Fanny Howe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41984311[23].
  • Fanny Howe's GND ID is recorded as 130129763[24].
  • Fanny Howe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80015885[25].
  • Fanny Howe's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13202419x[26].
  • Fanny Howe's IdRef ID is recorded as 057524939[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fanny Howe was born in Buffalo[2]. She was born on +1940-10-15T00:00:00Z[3]. Her father was Mark De Wolfe Howe[12]. Her mother was Mary Manning[13].

Education

Fanny Howe's education included a stint at Beaver Country Day School[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], novelist[7], poet[8], children's writer[9], and prose writer[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17], a fellowship grant[28], in United States[29], founded in 1925[30] and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize[18], an award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1986[33].

Personal Life

A child of Fanny Howe was Danzy Senna[14].

Death and Burial

Fanny Howe died on +2025-07-08T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Cambridge[4].

Why It Matters

Fanny Howe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Fanny Howe born?

Born in Buffalo[2], Fanny Howe…

Where did Fanny Howe die?

Fanny Howe passed away in Cambridge[4].

Who were Fanny Howe's parents?

Fanny Howe's father was Mark De Wolfe Howe[12]. Fanny Howe's mother was Mary Manning[13].

What did Fanny Howe do for work?

Fanny Howe worked as writer[6], novelist[7], poet[8], children's writer[9], and prose writer[10].

Where did Fanny Howe go to school?

Fanny Howe was educated at Beaver Country Day School[16].

What awards did Fanny Howe receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17] and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . poetryfoundation.org. poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . vineyardgazette.com. Retrieved . vineyardgazette.com. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Beaver Country Day School
    Place of death Cambridge
    Mother Mary Manning
    Prabook id 3707970
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