Sándor Kányádi

Hungarian poet and translator (1929-2018)
Person human Q897421
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Sándor Kányádi

Summary

Sándor Kányádi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Porumbeni[2]. He was born on May 10, 1929[3]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He died on June 20, 2018[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], poet[7], writer[8], children's writer[9], and translator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Sándor Kányádi was born in Porumbeni[2].
  • Sándor Kányádi died in Budapest[4].
  • Sándor Kányádi was born on May 10, 1929[3].
  • Sándor Kányádi died on June 20, 2018[5].
  • Burial took place at Porumbenii Mari[12].
  • Sándor Kányádi held citizenship in Romania[13].
  • Sándor Kányádi is identified as part of the Hungarians ethnic group[14].
  • Sándor Kányádi worked as a linguist[6].
  • Sándor Kányádi's professions included poet[7].
  • Sándor Kányádi worked as a writer[8].
  • Sándor Kányádi's professions included children's writer[9].
  • Sándor Kányádi worked as a translator[10].
  • Sándor Kányádi's field of work was creative and professional writing[15].
  • Sándor Kányádi's field of work was poetry[16].
  • Sándor Kányádi's field of work was children's and young adult literature[17].
  • Sándor Kányádi's field of work was translating activity[18].
  • Sándor Kányádi's education included a stint at Bolyai University[19].
  • Sándor Kányádi was educated at Babeș-Bolyai University[20].
  • Sándor Kányádi received the Kossuth Prize[21].
  • Sándor Kányádi received the Alföld Prize[22].
  • Sándor Kányádi received the Déry Tibor Prize[23].
  • Sándor Kányádi received the Látó award of excellence[24].
  • Sándor Kányádi received the Herder Prize[25].
  • Sándor Kányádi received the Hungarian Heritage Award[26].
  • Sándor Kányádi was a member of Digital Literary Academy[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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: RO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1929-05-10[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-06-20[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e2a0e281-1bdc-4986-9c3d-b6fc5ca66f70[32]

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Origins and Family

Sándor Kányádi was born in Porumbeni[2]. He was born on May 10, 1929[3]. He is identified as part of the Hungarians ethnic group[14].

Education

Educated at Bolyai University[19], a university[33], in Romania[34], founded in 1945[35] and Babeș-Bolyai University[20], a university[36], in Romania[37], founded in 1776[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], poet[7], writer[8], children's writer[9], and translator[10]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[15], an academic discipline[39]; poetry[16], a literary form[40]; children's and young adult literature[17], a sub-set of literature[41]; and translating activity[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Kossuth Prize[21], an award[42], in Hungary[43], founded in 1948[44]; Alföld Prize[22], a cultural prize[45], in Hungary[46]; Déry Tibor Prize[23], a literary award[47], in Hungary[48], founded in 1984[49]; Látó award of excellence[24], a literary award[50], in Hungary[51]; Herder Prize[25], a cultural prize[52], founded in 1963[53]; and Hungarian Heritage Award[26], an award[54], in Hungary[55].

Death and Burial

Sándor Kányádi died on June 20, 2018[5]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He is buried at Porumbenii Mari[12].

Why It Matters

Sándor Kányádi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Sándor Kányádi born?

Sándor Kányádi was born in Porumbeni[2].

Where did Sándor Kányádi die?

Sándor Kányádi passed away in Budapest[4].

What did Sándor Kányádi do for work?

Sándor Kányádi worked as linguist[6], poet[7], writer[8], children's writer[9], and translator[10].

Where did Sándor Kányádi go to school?

Sándor Kányádi was educated at Bolyai University[19] and Babeș-Bolyai University[20].

What awards did Sándor Kányádi receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize[21], Alföld Prize[22], Déry Tibor Prize[23], and Látó award of excellence[24].

References

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  1. [2] . PIM authority. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [26] . PIM authority. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] . mek.oszk.hu. mek.oszk.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . PIM authority. Retrieved . pim.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . PIM authority. 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.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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