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 (328 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's professions included linguist[4].
  • Serhiy Zhadan worked as a poet[5].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's professions included writer[6].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's professions included translator[7].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's professions included essayist[8].
  • Serhiy Zhadan worked as a science fiction writer[13].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was literature[15].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was essay[16].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was translating activity[17].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's field of work was singing[18].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Polish Cultural Merit Order[19].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association[20].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Leipzig Book Fair Prize[21].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Brücke Berlin Award[22].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Hannah Arendt Prize[23].
  • Serhiy Zhadan received the Book of the Year BBC Ukraine[24].
  • Serhiy Zhadan was a member of PEN Ukraine[25].
  • Serhiy Zhadan is recorded as male[26].
  • Serhiy Zhadan's instance of is recorded as human[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: UA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1974-08-23[30]

  • Genre(s): poetry[31]

  • Community tags: poetry, ukrainian[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 39c97dfc-21ba-40c7-85d1-67dfdee1b608[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Serhiy Zhadan was born in Starobilsk[2]. He was born on August 23, 1974[3]. Ukrainian was his native language[12].

Education

Serhiy Zhadan earned the academic degree of candidate of philology[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], poet[5], writer[6], translator[7], essayist[8], and science fiction writer[13]. Fields of work include poetry[14], a literary form[35]; literature[15], a type of arts[36]; essay[16], a literary genre[37]; translating activity[17]; and singing[18], a type of activity[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Polish Cultural Merit Order[19], a breast badge[39], in Poland[40], founded in 1969[41]; Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association[20], an award[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1950[44]; Leipzig Book Fair Prize[21], a literary award[45], in Germany[46], founded in 2005[47]; Brücke Berlin Award[22], a literary award[48], in Germany[49], founded in 2002[50]; Hannah Arendt Prize[23], a politics award[51], in Germany[52], founded in 1995[53]; and Book of the Year BBC Ukraine[24], a literary award[54], in Ukraine[55].

Why It Matters

Serhiy Zhadan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Works attributed to him include Voroshilovgrad[58], a literary work[59] and Boarding School[60], a literary work[61].

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[19], Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association[20], Leipzig Book Fair Prize[21], and Brücke Berlin Award[22].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de. friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . suhrkamp.de. suhrkamp.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . suhrkamp.de. suhrkamp.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . suhrkamp.de. suhrkamp.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . pen.org.ua. Retrieved . pen.org.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [34] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . The Fine Art Archive. 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [58] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [60] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [61] . 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. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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