Richard Zenith

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Richard Zenith

Summary

Richard Zenith is a human[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on February 23, 1956[3]. He worked as a translator[4] and literary critic[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Richard Zenith…
  • Richard Zenith was born on February 23, 1956[3].
  • Richard Zenith held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Richard Zenith worked as a translator[4].
  • Richard Zenith worked as a literary critic[5].
  • Richard Zenith was educated at University of Virginia[8].
  • Richard Zenith received the Guggenheim Fellowship[9].
  • Richard Zenith received the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation[10].
  • Richard Zenith received the Pessoa Prize[11].
  • Richard Zenith received the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award[12].
  • Richard Zenith is recorded as male[13].
  • Richard Zenith's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Richard Zenith's given name is recorded as Richard[15].
  • Richard Zenith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[16].
  • Richard Zenith's writing language is recorded as English[17].

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.

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  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1956-02-23[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: befe5d46-ee72-47fa-94e7-fd4685af637c[21]

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Origins and Family

Richard Zenith's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on February 23, 1956[3].

Education

Richard Zenith's education included a stint at University of Virginia[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[4] and literary critic[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9], a fellowship grant[22], in United States[23], founded in 1925[24]; PEN Award for Poetry in Translation[10], a poetry award[25], in United States[26], founded in 1996[27]; Pessoa Prize[11], an award[28], in Portugal[29]; and Harold Morton Landon Translation Award[12], a literary award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1976[32].

Why It Matters

Richard Zenith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Richard Zenith born?

Richard Zenith was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Richard Zenith do for work?

Richard Zenith worked as translator[4] and literary critic[5].

Where did Richard Zenith go to school?

Richard Zenith was educated at University of Virginia[8].

What awards did Richard Zenith receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9], PEN Award for Poetry in Translation[10], Pessoa Prize[11], and Harold Morton Landon Translation Award[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . pen.org. pen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . poets.org. poets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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