Grace Nichols

guyanese poet based in the united kingdom (born 1950)
Person human Q5591324
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Grace Nichols

Summary

Grace Nichols is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Georgetown[2]. She was born on January 18, 1950[3]. She worked as a poet[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and teacher[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Georgetown[2], Grace Nichols…
  • Grace Nichols was born on January 18, 1950[3].
  • Grace Nichols was born on January 1, 1950[9].
  • Among Grace Nichols's spouses was John Agard[10].
  • Grace Nichols held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Grace Nichols worked as a poet[4].
  • Grace Nichols worked as a writer[5].
  • Grace Nichols's professions included journalist[6].
  • Grace Nichols worked as a teacher[7].
  • Grace Nichols received the Cholmondeley Award[12].
  • Grace Nichols received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[13].
  • Grace Nichols received the Commonwealth Poetry Prize[14].
  • Grace Nichols received the honorary doctorate[15].
  • Grace Nichols was a member of Royal Society of Literature[16].
  • Grace Nichols is recorded as female[17].
  • Grace Nichols's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Grace Nichols's family name is recorded as Nichols[19].
  • Grace Nichols's given name is recorded as Grace[20].
  • Grace Nichols's described by source is recorded as Q113369276[21].
  • Grace Nichols's described by source is recorded as Third World Women's Literatures[22].
  • Grace Nichols's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].

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[24]

  • Country: GY[25]

  • Began / founded: 1950-01-18[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: de435b7f-afcf-4fb8-83e9-1b5587cbafa3[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Grace Nichols was born in Georgetown[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 18, 1950[3] and January 1, 1950[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and teacher[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Cholmondeley Award[12], a poetry award[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1966[30]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[13], a fellowship award[31], in United Kingdom[32]; Commonwealth Poetry Prize[14], a poetry award[33], founded in 1972[34]; and honorary doctorate[15], a title of honor[35].

Personal Life

Among Grace Nichols's spouses was John Agard[10].

Why It Matters

Grace Nichols ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Grace Nichols born?

Grace Nichols's place of birth was Georgetown[2].

Who was Grace Nichols married to?

Grace Nichols's spouses include John Agard[10].

What did Grace Nichols do for work?

Grace Nichols worked as poet[4], writer[5], journalist[6], and teacher[7].

What awards did Grace Nichols receive?

Honors received include Cholmondeley Award[12], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[13], Commonwealth Poetry Prize[14], and honorary doctorate[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . societyofauthors.org. Retrieved . societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Third World Women's Literatures. wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . link.springer.com. Retrieved . link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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