August Sang

August Sang was an Estonian and Soviet poet, translator and writer (1914–1969). He was born at Pärnu and died at Tallinn.

August Sang in brief

Born
1914
Died
1969
Known for
poet, translator and writer
Place of birth
Pärnu
Contents

Identity and origins

His recorded languages were Estonian and Russian.

He married Kersti Merilaas. 3 children are recorded: Joel Sang, Liina Pihlak and Maarja Panov.

Recognition and collections

August Sang received Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR, Juhan Liiv Poetry Award, Juhan Smuul literary award and Medal "For Distinguished Labour".

Catalogued works

15 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1793 to 2006.

Emajõe unisel veerel. Laenatud laulud. Laulud. Sada laulu. Väike luuleraamat. Võileib suudlusega. Untitled 72–12–A, dated 1972, acrylic on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2016.62. Richard Leveridge. Engraving by J. Saunders, 1793, after T. Frye., dated 1 August 1793, held by Wellcome Collection. La transfusion du sang / par Victor Pauchet et Auguste Bécart., dated 1924, held by Wellcome Collection. Sanger Institute Scientific Strategy 2006 release, dated August-September 2006, held by Wellcome Collection. Sanger, dated September 2001-August 2006, held by Wellcome Collection. Application for a Wellcome Programme Grant for the Sanger Centre Second Quinquennium, dated August 1995, held by Wellcome Collection. Jean de Reszke. Colour lithograph by L. Ward (Spy), 1891., dated August 8 1891, held by Wellcome Collection. Sanger Centre budget papers, dated May-August 2000, held by Wellcome Collection. WT application, dated August 1995, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 88 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Eesti luuletaja päris oma prantsuse luuleraamat. August Sanga, Jaan Krossi ja Ain Kaalepi loomingust 1960. aastail / An Estonian Poet’s Own Book of French Poetry. About the Works of August Sang, Jaan Kross and Ain Kaalep in the 1960s, Methis: Studia Humaniora Estonica, 2013. Where Do Dead Books Go? The Problem of the Soviet Canon Today, on the Example of Johannes Becher's Work in Estonian, Interlitteraria, 2013. Lutsi speakers and rememberers in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2021.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (37636320). Those registers additionally record the forms August Sang, 1914-1969, August Sang Eesti luuletaja ja tõlkija, August Sang, estlandsk poet, August Sang, poet estonez, August Sang, estnischer Lyriker and August Sang, Estonian poet.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1914August Sang born at Pärnu.
  2. 1924La transfusion du sang / par Victor Pauchet et Auguste Bécart. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1969August Sang died at Tallinn.
  4. 1972Untitled 72–12–A (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1995Application for a Wellcome Programme Grant for the Sanger Centre Second Quinquennium (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “August Sang”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q763708: August Sang

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