Gaston Miron

Canadian writer (1928–1996)
Person human Q955432
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Gaston Miron

Summary

Gaston Miron is a human[1]. Born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts[2], he… he was born on January 8, 1928[3]. He died in Montreal[4]. He died on December 14, 1996[5]. He worked as a poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts[2], Gaston Miron…
  • Gaston Miron died in Montreal[4].
  • Gaston Miron was born on January 8, 1928[3].
  • Gaston Miron died on December 14, 1996[5].
  • Among Gaston Miron's spouses was Marie-Andrée Beaudet[8].
  • Gaston Miron held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Gaston Miron's professions included poet[6].
  • Gaston Miron's field of work was poetry[10].
  • Gaston Miron was educated at Université de Montréal[11].
  • Gaston Miron received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[12].
  • Gaston Miron received the Molson Prize[13].
  • Gaston Miron received the Prix Québec-Paris[14].
  • Gaston Miron received the Officer of the National Order of Quebec[15].
  • Gaston Miron received the prix littéraire Canada-Communauté française de Belgique[16].
  • Gaston Miron received the Prix Athanase-David[17].
  • Gaston Miron is recorded as male[18].
  • Gaston Miron's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Gaston Miron's genre is poetry[20].
  • Gaston Miron's Commons category is recorded as Gaston Miron[21].
  • Gaston Miron's residence is recorded as Montreal[22].
  • Gaston Miron's family name is recorded as Miron[23].
  • Gaston Miron's given name is recorded as Gaston[24].
  • Gaston Miron's external data available at URL is recorded as https://macrepertoire.macm.org/api/[25].
  • Gaston Miron's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/macrepertoire[26].
  • Gaston Miron's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1928-01-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1996-12-14[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c3c8e913-b8fa-4a6e-b6f3-54e2e91b3004[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts[2], Gaston Miron… he was born on January 8, 1928[3].

Education

Gaston Miron's education included a stint at Université de Montréal[11].

Career and Affiliations

Gaston Miron's professions included poet[6]. His field of work was poetry[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[12], a grade of an order[33], in France[34]; Molson Prize[13], an award[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1962[37]; Prix Québec-Paris[14], a literary award[38], in Canada[39], founded in 1958[40]; Officer of the National Order of Quebec[15], a class of award[41], in Canada[42]; prix littéraire Canada-Communauté française de Belgique[16], a literary award[43], in Canada[44]; and Prix Athanase-David[17], a literary award[45], in Canada[46], founded in 1968[47].

Personal Life

Gaston Miron was married to Marie-Andrée Beaudet[8].

Death and Burial

Gaston Miron died on December 14, 1996[5]. He died in Montreal[4].

Why It Matters

Gaston Miron ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48]

FAQs

Where was Gaston Miron born?

Born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts[2], Gaston Miron…

Where did Gaston Miron die?

Gaston Miron died in Montreal[4].

Who was Gaston Miron married to?

Gaston Miron's spouses include Marie-Andrée Beaudet[8].

What did Gaston Miron do for work?

Gaston Miron worked as poet[6].

Where did Gaston Miron go to school?

Gaston Miron was educated at Université de Montréal[11].

What awards did Gaston Miron receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[12], Molson Prize[13], Prix Québec-Paris[14], and Officer of the National Order of Quebec[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . id.erudit.org. id.erudit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . canadacouncil.ca. canadacouncil.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] . ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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