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Richard Zenith

American translator
Person human Q7330152

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 23, 1956
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
translator, literary critic, writer
Educated at
University of Virginia[7]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, PEN Award for Poetry in Translation, Pessoa Prize, Harold Morton Landon Translation Award[8][9][10][11]
Nominated for
prix du meilleur livre étranger - essais[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese[15]
Given name
Richard[13]
Writing language
English[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Zenith da Zenith, Richard
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
56740640
Library of Congress authority ID
nr94038996
GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Richard Zenith, Os Dias do FOLIO 2016.png ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
12363860
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
6095537
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
129400402
Bitraga author ID
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CANTIC ID
981058517881906706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
1140845216515838080
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
143984241
Europeana entity
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Freebase ID
/m/065zcrb
Guggenheim fellows ID
richard-zenith
IdRef ID
048656739
JRC Names ID
794162
KBR person ID
13927267
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
143984241
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13603756
NL CR AUT ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000757978
NSK ID
981005727740809366
NUKAT ID
n2008055213
National Library of Brazil ID
000614137
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007568782205171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BVAZ;=BP
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810697598705606
National Library of Portugal ID
45514
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1705118
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
149775210
PUG authority ID
239164
Parsifal cluster ID
845859
Prabook ID
93274
RERO ID (legacy)
A005993937
SNAC ARK ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
981058517881906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1293798
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b9470cfd-bbfb-4498-b82d-293e892b09b4

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Summary

Richard Zenith was born on February 23, 1956[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He has worked as a translator[3], literary critic[4], and writer[5].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1956-02-23[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: befe5d46-ee72-47fa-94e7-fd4685af637c[20]

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 a translator[3], literary critic[4], and writer[5].

Where did Richard Zenith go to school?

Richard Zenith was educated at University of Virginia[7].

What awards did Richard Zenith receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[8], PEN Award for Poetry in Translation[9], Pessoa Prize[10], and Harold Morton Landon Translation Award[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 56m ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7w ago · ScriptaBelgica · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000120263412
    CANTIC ID → 981058517881906706
    Given name → Richard
    National Library of Lithuania ID → LNB:BVAZ;=BP
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