# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gary-snyder
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:11:17.953Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/gary-snyder"
name: "Gary Snyder"
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description: "Gary Sherman Snyder is an American poet, essayist, lecturer, and environmental activist. His early poetry has been associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance and he has been described as the \"poet laureate of Deep Ecology\".\nSnyder is a winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the American Book Award. His work, in his various roles, reflects an immersion in both Buddhist spirituality and nature. He has translated literature into English from ancient Chinese and modern Japanese. For many years, Snyder was an academic at the University of California, Davis, and for a time served as a member of the California Arts Council."
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1930-05-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump