Alan Duff

New Zealand writer
Person human Q1396589
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Alan Duff

Summary

Alan Duff is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rotorua[2]. He was born on +1950-10-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a screenwriter[4] and writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rotorua[2], Alan Duff…
  • Alan Duff was born on +1950-10-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Duff held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Alan Duff's professions included screenwriter[4].
  • Alan Duff's professions included writer[5].
  • Alan Duff's education included a stint at Christchurch Boys' High School[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Alan Duff is Once Were Warriors[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Alan Duff is What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?[10].
  • Alan Duff received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Alan Duff received the Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12].
  • Alan Duff's image is recorded as Alan Duff (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Alan Duff is recorded as male[14].
  • Alan Duff's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alan Duff's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081814663[16].
  • Alan Duff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33148995772459750910[17].
  • Alan Duff's GND ID is recorded as 121463656[18].
  • Alan Duff's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91122096[19].
  • Alan Duff's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12487806r[20].
  • Alan Duff's IdRef ID is recorded as 034086374[21].
  • Alan Duff's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0797781X[22].
  • Alan Duff's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0240357[23].
  • Alan Duff's Commons category is recorded as Alan Duff[24].
  • Alan Duff's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05x1th[25].
  • Alan Duff's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1978499A[26].
  • Alan Duff's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn19990001895[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Duff's place of birth was Rotorua[2]. He was born on +1950-10-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alan Duff's education included a stint at Christchurch Boys' High School[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4] and writer[5].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Once Were Warriors[9], a literary work[28], written by Alan Duff[29] and What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?[10], a literary work[30], written by him[31].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[11], an award[32], in United Kingdom[33] and Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12].

Why It Matters

Alan Duff ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Alan Duff born?

Alan Duff's place of birth was Rotorua[2].

What did Alan Duff do for work?

Alan Duff worked as screenwriter[4] and writer[5].

Where did Alan Duff go to school?

Alan Duff was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School[8].

What awards did Alan Duff receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[11] and Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . anzliterature.com. anzliterature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [9] . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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