Miguel Barnet

Cuban writer (born 1940)
Person human Q573296
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Miguel Barnet

Summary

Miguel Barnet is a human[1]. Born in Havana[2], he… he was born on January 28, 1940[3]. He worked as a poet[4], writer[5], politician[6], and screenwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Miguel Barnet was born in Havana[2].
  • Miguel Barnet was born on January 28, 1940[3].
  • Miguel Barnet held citizenship in Cuba[9].
  • Miguel Barnet's professions included poet[4].
  • Miguel Barnet's professions included writer[5].
  • Miguel Barnet worked as a politician[6].
  • Miguel Barnet worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • Miguel Barnet held the position of Jefe de la Oficina Coordinadora de los Frentes Guerrilleros y Biran Castro[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Miguel Barnet is Q30310857[11].
  • Miguel Barnet received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12].
  • Miguel Barnet received the Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso[13].
  • Miguel Barnet received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Miguel Barnet is recorded as male[15].
  • Miguel Barnet's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Miguel Barnet's Commons category is recorded as Miguel Barnet[17].
  • Miguel Barnet's residence is recorded as Havana[18].
  • Miguel Barnet's family name is recorded as Barnet[19].
  • Miguel Barnet's given name is recorded as Miguel[20].
  • Miguel Barnet's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[21].
  • Miguel Barnet's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Miguel Ángel Barnet Lanza'}[22].
  • Miguel Barnet's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Miguel Ángel Barnet Lanza'}[23].
  • Miguel Barnet's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[24].
  • Miguel Barnet's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Harvard Film Archive Project[25].
  • Miguel Barnet's has works in the collection is recorded as Harvard Film Archive[26].
  • Miguel Barnet's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[27].

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[28]

  • Country: CU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1940-01-28[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f60d4c1e-40a2-41fd-b02b-253e9b8959ad[31]

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Origins and Family

Miguel Barnet's place of birth was Havana[2]. He was born on January 28, 1940[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], writer[5], politician[6], and screenwriter[7]. Miguel Barnet held the position of Jefe de la Oficina Coordinadora de los Frentes Guerrilleros y Biran Castro[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Miguel Barnet is Q30310857[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12], a decoration[32], in Germany[33]; Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso[13], a literary award[34], in Chile[35]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[36], in United States[37], founded in 1925[38].

Why It Matters

Miguel Barnet ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Miguel Barnet born?

Born in Havana[2], Miguel Barnet…

What did Miguel Barnet do for work?

Miguel Barnet worked as poet[4], writer[5], politician[6], and screenwriter[7].

What awards did Miguel Barnet receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12], Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso[13], and Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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