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Matei Călinescu

Romanian academic
Person human Q6786378

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
June 15, 1934
Date of death
June 24, 2009
Place of birth
Bucharest
Place of death
Bloomington
Country of citizenship
Romania, United States[10][11]
Occupation
diarist, literary historian, literary critic, university teacher, poet, essayist, prose writer, literary scholar, writer[12][13][14][15]
Employer
Indiana University, University of Bucharest, Gazeta literară[16][17][18]
Educated at
University of Bucharest, Ion Luca Caragiale Bucharest National School[19][20]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[21]
Cause of death
lung cancer[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Romanian[27][28]
Family name
Călinescu[24]
Given name
Matei[25]
Manner of death
natural causes[26]
Significant person
Ion Vianu, Nichita Stănescu[29][30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Matei Călinescu nl Matei Calinescu ro Matei călinescu ru Кэлинеску, Матей ru Матей Кэлинеску
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000116549602
VIAF cluster ID
61560178
Library of Congress authority ID
n83193841
GND ID
119301458
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Matei Călinescu in 1967.png ↗
AbART person ID
129826
Awards & Winners artist ID
0bff99
BIBSYS ID
90522120
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120256926
CANTIC ID
981058617159406706
CONOR.SR ID
20428135
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10271259
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CiNii Research ID
1140845216661293952
Cyprus University of Technology ID
78854
DDB person (GND) ID
119301458
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119301458
FAST ID
119363
Freebase ID
/m/0bff99
Guggenheim fellows ID
matei-a-calinescu
ISFDB author ID
226866
IdRef ID
028417887
IxTheo authority ID
080107915
KBR person ID
14807228
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119301458
Kallías ID
PE00340934
LibraryThing author ID
calinescumatei
Libris-URI
c9prrkvw1765lgh
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01836462
NL CR AUT ID
xx0040669
NUKAT ID
n97031716
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007302744205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199604245
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810633780805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1088682
National Virtual Library of India ID
181748
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068683723
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3882772
Parsifal cluster ID
235168
SELIBR ID
180897
SHARE Catalogue author ID
686079
Tabakalera ID
50437
UOM ID
83655
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058617159406706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmDpdWJTkyXcBVfvMwKVC
Yale LUX ID
person/9121b6cb-c0c9-4639-9854-9403c8b92efb

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
poet, essayist, university teacher, literary critic, prose writer, literary historian, diarist
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Romania
Employer 2
University of Bucharest, Indiana University
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Romanian
Significant person 2
Nichita Stănescu, Ion Vianu
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Educated at 1
University of Bucharest
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Matei Calinescu Prize
Place of birth 1
Bucharest
Place of death 1
Bloomington
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Matei Călinescu was born on June 15, 1934[1], in Bucharest[2]. He died on June 24, 2009[3], in Bloomington[4]. He worked as a diarist[5], literary historian[6], literary critic[7], university teacher[8], and poet[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Matei Călinescu include Matei Calinescu Prize[31], an award[32].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Matei Călinescu include Matei Calinescu Prize[31], an award[32].

FAQs

Where was Matei Călinescu born?

Matei Călinescu was born in Bucharest[2].

Where did Matei Călinescu die?

Matei Călinescu passed away in Bloomington[4].

What did Matei Călinescu do for work?

Matei Călinescu worked as a diarist[5], literary historian[6], literary critic[7], university teacher[8], and poet[9].

Where did Matei Călinescu go to school?

Matei Călinescu was educated at University of Bucharest[19] and Ion Luca Caragiale Bucharest National School[20].

What awards did Matei Călinescu receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21].

Related Entities

Romania United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . bibliotecadeva.eu:82. bibliotecadeva.eu:82. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . bibliotecadeva.eu:82. bibliotecadeva.eu:82. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . bibliotecadeva.eu:82. bibliotecadeva.eu:82. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . revista-apostrof.ro. revista-apostrof.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . bibliotecadeva.eu:82. bibliotecadeva.eu:82. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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