Gwen Harwood

Australian poet (1920-1995)
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Gwen Harwood

Summary

Gwen Harwood is a human[1]. Born in Taringa[2], she… she was born on June 8, 1920[3]. She died in Hobart[4]. She died on December 9, 1995[5]. She worked as a poet[6], librettist[7], and writer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Gwen Harwood's place of birth was Taringa[2].
  • Gwen Harwood died in Hobart[4].
  • Gwen Harwood was born on June 8, 1920[3].
  • Gwen Harwood died on December 9, 1995[5].
  • Gwen Harwood held citizenship in Australia[10].
  • Gwen Harwood worked as a poet[6].
  • Gwen Harwood's professions included librettist[7].
  • Gwen Harwood worked as a writer[8].
  • Gwen Harwood's field of work was Australian literature[11].
  • Gwen Harwood's field of work was libretto[12].
  • Gwen Harwood's field of work was Australian poetry[13].
  • Gwen Harwood's education included a stint at Brisbane Girls Grammar School[14].
  • Gwen Harwood received the Cholmondeley Award[15].
  • Gwen Harwood received the Patrick White Award[16].
  • Gwen Harwood received the Christopher Brennan Award[17].
  • Gwen Harwood received the Officer of the Order of Australia[18].
  • Gwen Harwood is recorded as female[19].
  • Gwen Harwood's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Gwen Harwood's family name is recorded as Harwood[21].
  • Gwen Harwood's given name is recorded as Gwen[22].
  • Gwen Harwood'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: AU[25]

  • Began / founded: 1920-06-08[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1995-12-09[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3ad32860-0460-44fd-ae76-820eefe3d896[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Gwen Harwood was born in Taringa[2]. She was born on June 8, 1920[3].

Education

Gwen Harwood's education included a stint at Brisbane Girls Grammar School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], librettist[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include Australian literature[11], a sub-set of literature[29]; libretto[12], a literary genre[30]; and Australian poetry[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Cholmondeley Award[15], a poetry award[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1966[33]; Patrick White Award[16], an award[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1974[36]; Christopher Brennan Award[17], a poetry award[37], in Australia[38]; and Officer of the Order of Australia[18], a grade of an order[39], in Australia[40].

Death and Burial

Gwen Harwood died on December 9, 1995[5]. She died in Hobart[4].

Why It Matters

Gwen Harwood ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Gwen Harwood born?

Gwen Harwood's place of birth was Taringa[2].

Where did Gwen Harwood die?

Gwen Harwood passed away in Hobart[4].

What did Gwen Harwood do for work?

Gwen Harwood worked as poet[6], librettist[7], and writer[8].

Where did Gwen Harwood go to school?

Gwen Harwood was educated at Brisbane Girls Grammar School[14].

What awards did Gwen Harwood receive?

Honors received include Cholmondeley Award[15], Patrick White Award[16], Christopher Brennan Award[17], and Officer of the Order of Australia[18].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . smh.com.au. Retrieved . smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . societyofauthors.org. societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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