Elizabeth Alexander
Sign in to saveAmerican poet, essayist, playwright, and the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since 2018. (born 1962)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1962 births, 20th-century African-American academics and 20th-century African-American women writers.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Family name
- Alexander
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Harlem
- Father
- Clifford Alexander, Jr.
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- full professor
- Employer
- Smith College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- essay
- Official website
- elizabethalexander.net
- Image
- Elizabeth Alexander 5037688.JPG
- Residence
- Chicago
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- date of birth
- 1962-05-30
- Commons category
- Elizabeth Alexander
- nominated for
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- social media followers
- 22524
- name in native language
- Elizabeth Alexander
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