T. S. Eliot

US-British poet (1888–1965)
Person human Q37767
T. S. Eliot
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Summary

T. S. Eliot was born in St. Louis[1]. He died in Kensington[2]. He worked as a playwright[3], poet[4], essayist[5], literary critic[6], and social critic[7]. He ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,723 views/month, #4,139 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: London[9]
  • Place of burial: Church of Saint Michael[10]
  • Father: Henry Ware Eliot[11]
  • Mother: Charlotte Champe Stearns[12]
  • Spouse: Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot[13], Valerie Eliot[14]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[15], United Kingdom[16]
  • Occupation: short story writer[17], university teacher[18], screenwriter[19], lyricist[20], children's writer[21], writer[22], Nobel Prize winner[23], bank teller[24]
  • Employer: University of Chicago[25], Birkbeck, University of London[26]
  • Educated at: University of Paris[27], Harvard University[28], Merton College[29], Milton Academy[30], Harvard College[31], Eliot House[32]
  • Award received: Nobel Prize in Literature[33], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[34], doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[35], Emerson-Thoreau Medal[36], Presidential Medal of Freedom[37], Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical[38], Tony Award for Best Original Score[39], Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical[40], Officer of the Legion of Honour[41], Pour le Mérite[42], Order of Merit[43], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[44], honorary doctor of the University of Rennes[45], Tony Award for Best Play[46]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[47], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[48], Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts[49], American Academy of Arts and Letters[50], Phi Beta Kappa Society[51], James Joyce Society[52], American Philosophical Society[53]
  • Religion or worldview: Unitarianism[54], anglo-catholicism[55]
  • Sex or gender: male[56]
  • Movement: modernist literature[57]
  • Genre: poetry[58], literary criticism[59], essay[60], drama[61]
  • Commons category: T.S. Eliot[62]
  • Archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[63]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for T. S. Eliot include T. S. Eliot Prize[64].

Why It Matters

T. S. Eliot has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

He has been cited as an influence by Ted Hughes[67], a poet[68], 1930–1998[69], of United Kingdom[70], awarded the King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry[71]; W. H. Auden[72], a poet[73], 1907–1973[74], of United Kingdom[75], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[76]; Seamus Heaney[77], a playwright[78], 1939–2013[79], of Ireland[80], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[81], specialised in poetry[82]; Mariana Enriquez[83], a writer[84], b. 1973[85], of Argentina[86], awarded the City of Barcelona Award[87], specialised in literature[88]; Jeanette Winterson[89], a writer[90], b. 1959[91], of United Kingdom[92], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[93], specialised in television screenwriting[94]; and Czesław Miłosz[95], a poet[96], 1911–2004[97], of Poland[98], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[99], specialised in fiction[100].

Works attributed to him include The Waste Land[101], The Hollow Men[102], The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock[103], Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats[104], Four Quartets[105], and Murder in the Cathedral[106]. Entities named for him include T. S. Eliot Prize[64].

FAQs

Where was T. S. Eliot born?

T. S. Eliot was born in St. Louis[1].

Where did T. S. Eliot die?

T. S. Eliot died in Kensington[2].

Who were T. S. Eliot's parents?

T. S. Eliot's father was Henry Ware Eliot[11]. T. S. Eliot's mother was Charlotte Champe Stearns[12].

Who was T. S. Eliot married to?

T. S. Eliot's spouses include Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot[13] and Valerie Eliot[14].

What did T. S. Eliot do for work?

T. S. Eliot worked as a playwright[3], poet[4], essayist[5], literary critic[6], and social critic[7].

Where did T. S. Eliot go to school?

T. S. Eliot was educated at University of Paris[27], Harvard University[28], Merton College[29], and Milton Academy[30].

What awards did T. S. Eliot receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Literature[33], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[34], doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[35], and Emerson-Thoreau Medal[36].

Who did T. S. Eliot influence?

T. S. Eliot has been cited as an influence by Ted Hughes[67], W. H. Auden[72], Seamus Heaney[77], and Mariana Enriquez[83].

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