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Lost Generation

generation that came of age during World War I, born from 1883 to 1900
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Lost Generation

Summary

Lost Generation is a cultural generation of western society[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lost Generation's instance of is recorded as cultural generation of western society[3].
  • Lost Generation's instance of is recorded as cultural movement[4].
  • Lost Generation followed Missionary Generation[5].
  • Lost Generation was followed by Greatest Generation[6].
  • Lost Generation is a type of Great Power Saeculum[7].
  • Lost Generation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lost Generation[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cultural generation of western society[3] and cultural movement[4]. Lost Generation is a type of Great Power Saeculum[7].

Why It Matters

Lost Generation has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

John Dos Passos Nathanael West Romain Rolland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Lost Generation
    Followed by → Greatest Generation
    Follows → Missionary Generation
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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