Serhiy Zhadan

Ukrainian poet
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Serhiy Zhadan

Summary

Serhiy Zhadan is a human[1]. Born in Starobilsk[2], he… he was born on August 23, 1974[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], poet[5], writer[6], translator[7], and essayist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Serhiy Zhadan was born in Starobilsk[2].
  • Serhiy Zhadan was born on August 23, 1974[3].
  • Serhiy Zhadan held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Serhiy Zhadan held citizenship in Ukraine[11].
  • Ukrainian was Serhiy Zhadan's native language[12].
  • Serhiy Zhadan is identified as part of the Ukrainians ethnic group[13].
  • Serhiy Zhadan worked as a linguist[4].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's professions included poet[5].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's professions included writer[6].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's professions included translator[7].
  • Serhiy Zhadan worked as an essayist[8].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's professions included science fiction writer[14].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was poetry[15].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was literature[16].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was essay[17].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was translating activity[18].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was singing[19].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Polish Cultural Merit Order[20].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association[21].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Leipzig Book Fair Prize[22].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Brücke Berlin Award[23].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Hannah Arendt Prize[24].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Book of the Year BBC Ukraine[25].
  • Serhiy Zhadan was a member of PEN Ukraine[26].
  • Serhiy Zhadan is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Serhiy Zhadan was born in Starobilsk[2]. He was born on August 23, 1974[3]. He is identified as part of the Ukrainians ethnic group[13]. Ukrainian was his native language[12].

Education

Serhiy Zhadan earned the academic degree of candidate of philology[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], poet[5], writer[6], translator[7], essayist[8], and science fiction writer[14]. Fields of work include poetry[15], a literary form[29]; literature[16], a type of arts[30]; essay[17], a literary form[31]; translating activity[18]; and singing[19], a type of activity[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Polish Cultural Merit Order[20], a breast badge[33], in Poland[34], founded in 1969[35]; Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association[21], an award[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1950[38]; Leipzig Book Fair Prize[22], a literary award[39], in Germany[40], founded in 2005[41]; Brücke Berlin Award[23], a literary award[42], in Germany[43], founded in 2002[44]; Hannah Arendt Prize[24], a politics award[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1995[47]; and Book of the Year BBC Ukraine[25], a literary award[48], in Ukraine[49].

Why It Matters

Serhiy Zhadan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Works attributed to him include Voroshilovgrad[52], a literary work[53] and Boarding School[54], a literary work[55].

FAQs

Where was Serhiy Zhadan born?

Born in Starobilsk[2], Serhiy Zhadan…

What did Serhiy Zhadan do for work?

Serhiy Zhadan worked as linguist[4], poet[5], writer[6], translator[7], and essayist[8].

What awards did Serhiy Zhadan receive?

Honors received include Polish Cultural Merit Order[20], Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association[21], Leipzig Book Fair Prize[22], and Brücke Berlin Award[23].

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  23. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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