Li-Young Lee

American writer
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Li-Young Lee

Summary

Li-Young Lee is a human[1]. He was born in Jakarta[2]. He was born on August 19, 1957[3]. He worked as a poet[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Li-Young Lee was born in Jakarta[2].
  • Li-Young Lee was born on August 19, 1957[3].
  • Li-Young Lee's mother was Q61305194[6].
  • Li-Young Lee held citizenship in Indonesia[7].
  • Li-Young Lee's professions included poet[4].
  • Li-Young Lee's field of work was literature[8].
  • Li-Young Lee was educated at University of Arizona[9].
  • Li-Young Lee's education included a stint at University of Pittsburgh[10].
  • Li-Young Lee was educated at State University of New York[11].
  • Li-Young Lee was educated at State University of New York at Brockport[12].
  • Li-Young Lee received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • Li-Young Lee received the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award[14].
  • Li-Young Lee received the American Book Awards[15].
  • Li-Young Lee received the Whiting Awards[16].
  • Li-Young Lee received the Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets[17].
  • Li-Young Lee received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize[18].
  • Li-Young Lee is recorded as male[19].
  • Li-Young Lee's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Li-Young Lee's work location is recorded as Chicago[21].
  • Li-Young Lee's described at URL is recorded as https://freshairarchive.org/guests/li-young-lee[22].
  • Li-Young Lee's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Indonesian[23].
  • Li-Young Lee's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1957-08-19[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b23b9183-a26b-417e-872d-40c56d186429[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Li-Young Lee was born in Jakarta[2]. He was born on August 19, 1957[3]. His mother was Q61305194[6].

Education

Educated at University of Arizona[9], a public university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1885[31], headquartered in Tucson[32]; University of Pittsburgh[10], a public–private partnership[33], in United States[34], founded in 1787[35], headquartered in Pittsburgh[36]; State University of New York[11], a state university system[37], in United States[38], founded in 1948[39], headquartered in Albany[40]; and State University of New York at Brockport[12], a university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1835[43].

Career and Affiliations

Li-Young Lee's professions included poet[4]. His field of work was literature[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], a fellowship grant[44], in United States[45], founded in 1925[46]; PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award[14], a literary award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1991[49]; American Book Awards[15], a literary award[50], in United States[51], founded in 1978[52]; Whiting Awards[16], a literary award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1985[55]; Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets[17], an order[56], in United States[57], founded in 1936[58]; and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize[18], an award[59], in United States[60], founded in 1986[61].

Why It Matters

Li-Young Lee ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Li-Young Lee born?

Li-Young Lee was born in Jakarta[2].

Who were Li-Young Lee's parents?

Li-Young Lee's mother was Q61305194[6].

What did Li-Young Lee do for work?

Li-Young Lee worked as poet[4].

Where did Li-Young Lee go to school?

Li-Young Lee was educated at University of Arizona[9], University of Pittsburgh[10], State University of New York[11], and State University of New York at Brockport[12].

What awards did Li-Young Lee receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award[14], American Book Awards[15], and Whiting Awards[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [4] . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  32. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  33. [61] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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