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Virginia Woolf
Summary
Virginia Woolf is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Hyde Park Gate[2]. She was born on January 25, 1882[3]. She passed away in Lewes[4]. She died on March 28, 1941[5]. She worked as a novelist[6], essayist[7], autobiographer[8], short story writer[9], and diarist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.25% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114,880 views/month, #2,510 of 1,000,298).[11]
Virginia Woolf was educated at King's College London[23].
Virginia Woolf's religion is recorded as atheism[24].
Virginia Woolf was influenced by Jane Ellen Harrison[25].
Virginia Woolf was influenced by George Eliot[26].
Virginia Woolf was influenced by Daniel Defoe[27].
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Origins and Family
Recorded place of birth include Hyde Park Gate[2], a street[28], in United Kingdom[29] and London[12], a metropolis[30], in Roman Empire[31], founded in 0047[32]. Virginia Woolf was born on January 25, 1882[3]. Her father was Leslie Stephen[14]. Her mother was Julia Stephen[15]. English was her native language[20].
Education
Virginia Woolf was educated at King's College London[23].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include novelist[6], essayist[7], autobiographer[8], short story writer[9], diarist[10], and literary critic[21]. Virginia Woolf's field of work was essay[22].
Personal Life
Among Virginia Woolf's spouses was Leonard Woolf[16]. Her religion is recorded as atheism[24].
Death and Burial
Virginia Woolf died on March 28, 1941[5]. She passed away in Lewes[4]. She is buried at Monk's House[13].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Virginia Woolf include Woolf[33].
Why It Matters
Virginia Woolf ranks in the top 0.25% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114,880 views/month, #2,510 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
She has been cited as an influence by Gabriel García Márquez[36], a novelist[37], 1927–2014[38], of Colombia[39], awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature[40], specialised in novel[41]; Ursula K. Le Guin[42], a writer[43], 1929–2018[44], of United States[45], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[46], specialised in fiction[47]; Margaret Atwood[48], a writer[49], b. 1939[50], of Canada[51], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[52], specialised in poetry[53]; Toni Morrison[54], a writer[55], 1931–2019[56], of United States[57], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[58], specialised in poetry[59]; Annie Ernaux[60], a writer[61], b. 1940[62], of France[63], awarded the Prix Renaudot[64], specialised in literary activity[65]; and Ian McEwan[66], a writer[67], b. 1948[68], of United Kingdom[69], awarded the Somerset Maugham Award[70], specialised in literary activity[71].
Works attributed to her include Mrs Dalloway[72], A Room of One's Own[73], To the Lighthouse[74], Orlando: A Biography[75], The Waves[76], and Night and Day[77]. Entities named for her include Woolf[33].
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