Gillian Clarke

Welsh poet (born 1937)
Person Human Q5562222

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[16]
Date of birth
June 8, 1937, 1937[6]
Place of birth
Cardiff
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
poet, educator, writer
Official website
gillianclarke.co.uk[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Birth name
Gillian Williams[22]
Family name
Clarke[18]
Given name
Gillian[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gillian Clarke en Gillian Williams fr Gillian Williams
🔖 Identifiers · 40
VIAF cluster ID
117101614
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
119158353
BIBSYS ID
90073500
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Council writer ID
gillian-clarke
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11957043
CiNii Research ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
41953
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119158353
FAST ID
121382
Freebase ID
/m/04hdb4
Goodreads author ID
318705
IdRef ID
067154204
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119158353
Kallías ID
PE00562412
Libraries Australia ID
35028752
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12790443
NL CR AUT ID
jo20010084931
NSK (VIAF) ID
000254654
NUKAT ID
n00053637
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810560657105606
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
075259648
Orlando author ID
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Poetry Archive poet ID
gillian-clarke
Poetry International Web poet ID
18864
RSL author ID
gillian-clarke-3
SBN author ID
TO0V560443
SNAC ARK ID
w68s76t4
SNARC ID
Woodhaven
UK National Archives ID
F40540
WorldCat Entities ID
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Employer 2
Archives at 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
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Member of 1
Place of birth 1
SNARC ID 1
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Summary

Gillian Clarke was born on June 8, 1937[1], in Cardiff[2]. She has worked as a poet[3], educator[4], and writer[5].

FAQs

Where was Gillian Clarke born?

Gillian Clarke's place of birth was Cardiff[2].

What did Gillian Clarke do for work?

Gillian Clarke worked as a poet[3], educator[4], and writer[5].

Where did Gillian Clarke go to school?

Gillian Clarke was educated at Cardiff University[10].

What awards did Gillian Clarke receive?

Honors received include Cholmondeley Award[11], King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry[12], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[13], and honorary doctorate[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . societyofauthors.org. societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.

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