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Helen Lane

American translator
Person human Q3129624

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
1921, October 18, 1921[7]
Date of death
August 29, 2004
Place of birth
Minneapolis
Place of death
Albuquerque
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
linguist, translator
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles[9]
Award received
PEN Translation Prize, National Book Award[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian, French, English[15][16][17]
Birth name
Helen Ruth Overholt[18]
Family name
Lane[13]
Given name
Helen[14]
Writing language
English[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Helen Lane ar هيلين لان cs Helen R. Lane fa لین، هلن آر.، ۱۹۱۷-۲۰۰۴م. ja ヘレン・レイン ko 헬렌 레인
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000434834054
VIAF cluster ID
304635285
Library of Congress authority ID
n95007517
GND ID
1089202784
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12212310m
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u16174
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1089202784
Freebase ID
/m/04059jr
IdRef ID
030774969
NL CR AUT ID
xx0094930
NLAI ID
1596429
NUKAT ID
n99028090
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007264366705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810557435505606
National Library of Portugal ID
246328
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX947577
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069669171
SHARE Catalogue author ID
222315
SNAC ARK ID
w6zq6jjt
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcKPhpp8f48jPvHGDMpT3
Yale LUX ID
person/b78a5904-d153-4f11-a80f-58206d1e12ae

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, French, Italian
← Translator 3
I the Supreme, Santa Evita, Things: A Story of the Sixties
Award received 2
National Book Award, PEN Translation Prize
Occupation 2
translator, linguist
← Winner 2
PEN Translation Prize, PEN Translation Prize
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of California, Los Angeles
Family name 1
Lane
Given name 1
Helen
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Minneapolis
Place of death 1
Albuquerque
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Helen Lane was born in 1921[1] in Minneapolis[2]. She died on August 29, 2004[3], in Albuquerque[4]. She worked as a linguist[5] and translator[6].

FAQs

Where was Helen Lane born?

Helen Lane was born in Minneapolis[2].

Where did Helen Lane die?

Helen Lane passed away in Albuquerque[4].

What did Helen Lane do for work?

Helen Lane worked as a linguist[5] and translator[6].

Where did Helen Lane go to school?

Helen Lane was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9].

What awards did Helen Lane receive?

Honors received include PEN Translation Prize[10] and National Book Award[11].

Related Entities

United States University of California, Los Angeles

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  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. sortedbyname.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . National Library of Portugal. wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . sortedbyname.com. sortedbyname.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . dalkeyarchive.com. Retrieved . dalkeyarchive.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 18h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 17d ago · Jmax · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1921-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1921-10-18T00:00:00Z
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  4. 17d ago · Python72 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Helen Ruth Overholt'}
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  5. 24d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID → 1089202784
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'en', 'es', 'fr']
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  6. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Minneapolis
    Occupation → —
    Educated at → University of California, Los Angeles
    Award received → PEN Translation Prize, National Book Award
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