# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-shand
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:51:31.423Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-shand"
name: "William Shand"
slug: "william-shand"
description: "William Shand (1902–1997) was a Scottish-born Argentine poet, novelist and playwright. Arriving in Argentina in 1938, he worked for La Nación as a book reviewer, translator and critic. Shand translated the poetry of John Donne and Stephen Spender and was a playwright of multiple works, including the libretto for the opera Beatrix Cenci of Alberto Ginastera. Collaborating with Alberto Girri, they compiled other poets' works into collected editions. Characterized as \"a careful observer of contemporary Argentine society\" Shand \"... often dealt with highly controversial and delicate topics\". He split his time between an apartment opposite Plazoleta Carlos Pellegrini and a villa in San Miguel."
tagline: "Argentine writer (1902–1997)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/William_Shand.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1902"
deathDate: "1997"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.76
  momentum:             7.826086956521738
  historical:           5.470266666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shand"
    title: "William Shand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF"
    title: "وليم شاند"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF"
    title: "وليم شاند"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shand"
    title: "William Shand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shand"
    title: "William Shand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shand"
    title: "William Shand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18219803"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump