Stanisław Barańczak

Polish poet (1946-2014)
Person human Q1373642
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Stanisław Barańczak

Summary

Stanisław Barańczak is a human[1]. His place of birth was Poznań[2]. He was born on November 13, 1946[3]. He passed away in Newtonville[4]. He died on December 26, 2014[5]. He worked as a poet[6], translator[7], writer[8], literary critic[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Stanisław Barańczak was born in Poznań[2].
  • Stanisław Barańczak passed away in Newtonville[4].
  • Stanisław Barańczak was born on November 13, 1946[3].
  • Stanisław Barańczak died on December 26, 2014[5].
  • Burial took place at Mount Auburn Cemetery[12].
  • Stanisław Barańczak's mother was Zofia Barańczak[13].
  • Stanisław Barańczak held citizenship in Poland[14].
  • Stanisław Barańczak worked as a poet[6].
  • Stanisław Barańczak worked as a translator[7].
  • Stanisław Barańczak worked as a writer[8].
  • Stanisław Barańczak worked as a literary critic[9].
  • Stanisław Barańczak worked as a university teacher[10].
  • Stanisław Barańczak's professions included trade unionist[15].
  • Stanisław Barańczak's field of work was fiction[16].
  • Stanisław Barańczak held the position of editor-in-chief[17].
  • Among Stanisław Barańczak's employers was Harvard University[18].
  • Among Stanisław Barańczak's employers was Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań[19].
  • Stanisław Barańczak's education included a stint at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań[20].
  • Stanisław Barańczak received the Guggenheim Fellowship[21].
  • Stanisław Barańczak received the Kościelski Award[22].
  • Stanisław Barańczak received the Golden Medal for Merit to Culture[23].
  • Stanisław Barańczak received the honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow[24].
  • Stanisław Barańczak received the Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[25].
  • Stanisław Barańczak received the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[26].
  • Stanisław Barańczak was a member of Polish Society of Arts and Sciences Abroad[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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: PL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1946-11-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-12-26[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a1eea294-2630-402e-9910-f9a63267f118[32]

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Origins and Family

Stanisław Barańczak was born in Poznań[2]. He was born on November 13, 1946[3]. His mother was Zofia Barańczak[13].

Education

Stanisław Barańczak was educated at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań[20]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Philology[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], translator[7], writer[8], literary critic[9], university teacher[10], and trade unionist[15]. Stanisław Barańczak's field of work was fiction[16]. Employers include Harvard University[18], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1636[36], headquartered in Cambridge[37] and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań[19], a university[38], in Poland[39], founded in 1919[40], headquartered in Poznań[41]. He held the position of editor-in-chief[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21], a fellowship grant[42], in United States[43], founded in 1925[44]; Kościelski Award[22], a literary award[45], in Poland[46], founded in 1962[47], headquartered in Geneva[48]; Golden Medal for Merit to Culture[23]; honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow[24], an award[49], in Poland[50]; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta[25], a grade of an order[51], in Poland[52]; and Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[26], a grade of an order[53], in Poland[54].

Personal Life

Stanisław Barańczak was affiliated with the Polish United Workers' Party[55].

Death and Burial

Stanisław Barańczak died on December 26, 2014[5]. He died in Newtonville[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[56]. He is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Stanisław Barańczak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

Where was Stanisław Barańczak born?

Stanisław Barańczak's place of birth was Poznań[2].

Where did Stanisław Barańczak die?

Stanisław Barańczak passed away in Newtonville[4].

Who were Stanisław Barańczak's parents?

Stanisław Barańczak's mother was Zofia Barańczak[13].

What did Stanisław Barańczak do for work?

Stanisław Barańczak worked as poet[6], translator[7], writer[8], literary critic[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Stanisław Barańczak go to school?

Stanisław Barańczak was educated at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań[20].

What awards did Stanisław Barańczak receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21], Kościelski Award[22], Golden Medal for Merit to Culture[23], and honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow[24].

References

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  25. [56] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  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.

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  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [54] . 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. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Manner of death natural causes
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    Family name Barańczak
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