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W. H. Auden

British-American poet (1907–1973)

DescriptionBritish-American poet (1907–1973)
Source: Wikidata
Born1907-02-21
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceYork York
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1973-09-29
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathWien Vienna
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States United Kingdom
Source: Wikidata
Occupationliterary critic composer translator playwright writer literary historian university teacher librettist essayist screenwriter poet
Source: Wikidata
Genreslyric poetry
Source: Wikidata
Member ofBavarian Academy of Fine Arts American Academy of Arts and Letters
Source: Wikidata
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Poetry Feltrinelli Prize United Nations Peace Medal King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry Bollingen Prize Guggenheim Fellowship Golden Wreath National Book Award Austrian State Prize for European Literature St. Louis Literary Award
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Auden H. Auden W H Auden W. Auden W. H. Anden W.H. Auden W.H.Auden WH Auden William Auden Wystan H. Auden Wystan Hugh Aude Wystan Hugh Auden У.Х. Оден ו.ה. אודן וו.ה.אודן

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