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Memorial Page for Joseph Brodsky
May 24, 1940 – Jan 28, 1996(55 years)Died in:Brooklyn, New York
Russian-American poet
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May 24th, 2026
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Joseph Brodsky (* May 24, 1940 in Saint Petersburg; † January 28, 1996 in Brooklyn) was a russian-American poet. He was 55 years old. He was married to Maria Sozzani. His education included Clare Hall and Annenschule. He received 9 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Guggenheim Fellowship. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Cemetery of San Michele.
Life Events
9 EventsBorn in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1940Guggenheim Fellowship
1977MacArthur Fellows Program
1981National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
1986Less Than One: Selected Essays
Nobel Prize in Literature
1987United States Poet Laureate
1991Golden Wreath
1991honorary doctorate
1993Died in Brooklyn, New York (myocardial infarction)
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