W. S. Di Piero

Poet, essayist, translator, and educator
Person human Q15442147
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W. S. Di Piero

Summary

W. S. Di Piero is a human[1]. He was born in South Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1945-12-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a translator[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], literary scholar[7], and poet[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in South Philadelphia[2], W. S. Di Piero…
  • W. S. Di Piero was born on +1945-12-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. S. Di Piero held citizenship in United States[10].
  • W. S. Di Piero worked as a translator[4].
  • W. S. Di Piero worked as an academic[5].
  • W. S. Di Piero worked as a university teacher[6].
  • W. S. Di Piero worked as a literary scholar[7].
  • W. S. Di Piero worked as a poet[8].
  • W. S. Di Piero's professions included essayist[11].
  • W. S. Di Piero's field of work was English-language literature[12].
  • W. S. Di Piero's field of work was creative and professional writing[13].
  • W. S. Di Piero's field of work was translating activity[14].
  • Among W. S. Di Piero's employers was Stanford University[15].
  • W. S. Di Piero received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • W. S. Di Piero received the Berlin Prize[17].
  • W. S. Di Piero received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize[18].
  • W. S. Di Piero is recorded as male[19].
  • W. S. Di Piero's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • W. S. Di Piero's ISNI is recorded as 0000000354933482[21].
  • W. S. Di Piero's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66571669[22].
  • W. S. Di Piero's GND ID is recorded as 123387248[23].
  • W. S. Di Piero's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81062367[24].
  • W. S. Di Piero's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12504434p[25].
  • W. S. Di Piero's IdRef ID is recorded as 034271945[26].
  • W. S. Di Piero's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05123573[27].

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Origins and Family

W. S. Di Piero was born in South Philadelphia[2]. He was born on +1945-12-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], literary scholar[7], poet[8], and essayist[11]. Fields of work include English-language literature[12], a sub-set of literature[28]; creative and professional writing[13], an academic discipline[29]; and translating activity[14]. W. S. Di Piero was employed by Stanford University[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[30], in United States[31], founded in 1925[32]; Berlin Prize[17], a fellowship grant[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1998[35]; and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize[18], an award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1986[38].

Why It Matters

W. S. Di Piero ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was W. S. Di Piero born?

W. S. Di Piero was born in South Philadelphia[2].

What did W. S. Di Piero do for work?

W. S. Di Piero worked as translator[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], literary scholar[7], and poet[8].

What awards did W. S. Di Piero receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], Berlin Prize[17], and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize[18].

References

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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