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Grace Nichols

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

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
January 18, 1950, 1950[7]
Place of birth
Georgetown
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
poet, writer, journalist, teacher
Award received
Cholmondeley Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Commonwealth Poetry Prize, honorary doctorate[10][11][12][13]
Spouse
John Agard[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Described by source
MAL-1, Third World Women's Literatures[18][19]
Family name
Nichols[16]
Given name
Grace[17]
Member of
Royal Society of Literature[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Grace Nichols ar غريس نيكولز hu Nichols Grace ja グレイス・ニコルズ ja グレース・ニコルズ ru Грейс Николс ru Николс, Грейс uk Ґрейс Ніколс
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000121005941
VIAF cluster ID
35266161
Library of Congress authority ID
n85006343
GND ID
119420066
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Grace nichols 2022 1.jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
39974
BIBSYS ID
90072643
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
NicholsGrace1950-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
134855711
EGAXA ID
vtls001594839
FAST ID
157684
Freebase ID
/m/0bc6n1
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IdRef ID
068949685
Libraries Australia ID
35416978
MusicBrainz artist ID
de435b7f-afcf-4fb8-83e9-1b5587cbafa3
NE.se ID
grace-nichols
NL CR AUT ID
ola364025
NUKAT ID
n2004098672
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007355514305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202478426
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810667089205606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp59821
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072194537
Open Library ID
OL431646A
Orlando author ID
nichgr
Poetry Archive poet ID
grace-nichols
RILM ID
351883
RSL author ID
grace-nichols-3
SBN author ID
UBOV534490
SNARC ID
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk
SVKKL authority ID
0364884-Nichols-Grace-1950
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
3334
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqFRhhJ93tRbm44k6PRKd
Yale LUX ID
person/dab678ea-bbaf-48ef-b426-30313d0fc9d1

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
teacher, writer, poet, journalist
Award received 2
honorary doctorate, Cholmondeley Award
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Grace
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Society of Literature
Place of birth 1
Georgetown
SNARC ID 1
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
John Agard
Spouses 1
John Agard
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Summary

Grace Nichols was born on January 18, 1950[1], in Georgetown[2]. She has worked as a poet[3], writer[4], journalist[5], and teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Grace Nichols born?

Grace Nichols was born in Georgetown[2].

Who was Grace Nichols married to?

Grace Nichols's spouses include John Agard[8].

What did Grace Nichols do for work?

Grace Nichols worked as a poet[3], writer[4], journalist[5], and teacher[6].

What awards did Grace Nichols receive?

Honors received include Cholmondeley Award[10], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[11], Commonwealth Poetry Prize[12], and honorary doctorate[13].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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