Iris Origo
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British writer (1902-1988)
OverviewAI-generated
Iris Origo was a female historian, writer, farmer, and biographer born in Gloucestershire. She held citizenship in the Republic of Ireland and the United States. Origo wrote in English and produced thirty-five works, including *Seven poems*, *War in Val d'Orcia*, *The Domestic Enemy*, *Gianni*, and *Leopardi*.
She was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an affiliation recognized in their collection. Origo received the award of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She died of natural causes due to disease on June 28, 1988, in Siena.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Works
- 35
Top works
- Seven poems
- War in Val d'Orcia
- The Domestic Enemy
- Gianni
- Leopardi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Iris
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gloucestershire
- Place of death
- Siena
- Occupation
- diarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Iris Origo Donata.jpg
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- date of death
- 1988-06-28
- date of birth
- 1902-08-15
- Commons category
- Iris Origo
- cause of death
- disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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