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Wystan Curnow

New Zealand art critic and poet
Person Human Q18395592

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1939
Place of birth
Auckland
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[6]
Occupation
art critic, poet
Employer
University of Rochester, University of Auckland (?–2010)[8]
Position held
professor emeritus (2010–present)[7]
Educated at
University of Pennsylvania, University of Auckland[9][10]
Award received
Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction) (2018), Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2004)[11][12]
Mother
Betty Curnow[5]
Doctoral student
Terry Locke, Alex Calder, Sean Roderick Sturm, Sarah Shieff, M. Claire Dale[14][15][16][17][18]
Family name
Curnow[19]
Given name
Wystan[20]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wystan Curnow en Wystan T. L. Curnow en Wystan Tremayne Le Cren Curnow
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000083037343
VIAF cluster ID
111270225
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86009401
GND ID
142691135
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
CurnowW.jpg ↗
ANZL writer ID
wystan-curnow
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17711962t
CiNii Research ID
1140282266842045056
DDB person (GND) ID
142691135
FAST ID
1473772
Find NZ Artists ID
18333
Freebase ID
/m/0125g_3c
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IdRef ID
151846499
LRB contributor ID
wystan-curnow
Libraries Australia ID
36581863
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04713072
NLA Trove people ID
382304
NUKAT ID
n2019200899
National Library of Latvia ID
000141674
National Virtual Library of India ID
120530
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071651748
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095654176
Prabook ID
3771434
RILM ID
42223
Te Papa agent ID
27963
Unz Review author ID
CurnowWystan
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbxDfMkvy6fQVBQgJrjG3
Yale LUX ID
person/8029a6a1-b11a-41c8-a2c2-47dd3e8e437b

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Summary

Wystan Curnow was born in 1939[1] in Auckland[2]. He has worked as an art critic[3] and poet[4].

FAQs

Where was Wystan Curnow born?

Wystan Curnow's place of birth was Auckland[2].

Who were Wystan Curnow's parents?

Wystan Curnow's mother was Betty Curnow[5].

What did Wystan Curnow do for work?

Wystan Curnow worked as an art critic[3] and poet[4].

Where did Wystan Curnow go to school?

Wystan Curnow was educated at University of Pennsylvania[9] and University of Auckland[10].

What awards did Wystan Curnow receive?

Honors received include Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction)[11] and Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12].

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . calendar.auckland.ac.nz. calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . creativenz.govt.nz. creativenz.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . The antagonistic city: a design for urban imagery in seven American poets. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    WorldCat Entities ID → E39PBJbxDfMkvy6fQVBQgJrjG3
    Freebase ID → /m/0125g_3c
    Given name → Wystan
    Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID → 071651748
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