Alison Weir

British historian & novelist (born 1951)
Person human Q1788781
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Summary

Alison Weir is a human[1]. She was born in Lambeth[2]. She was born on June 8, 1951[3]. She worked as a historian[4], biographer[5], writer[6], prose writer[7], and teacher[8]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,085 views/month, #7,129 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Alison Weir's place of birth was Lambeth[2].
  • Born in London[10].
  • Alison Weir was born on June 8, 1951[3].
  • Alison Weir held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Alison Weir's professions included historian[4].
  • Alison Weir's professions included biographer[5].
  • Alison Weir worked as a writer[6].
  • Alison Weir worked as a prose writer[7].
  • Alison Weir worked as a teacher[8].
  • Alison Weir's professions included novelist[12].
  • Alison Weir's field of work was learning disability[13].
  • Alison Weir's field of work was literary activity[14].
  • Alison Weir's field of work was biography[15].
  • Alison Weir's field of work was historical novel[16].
  • Alison Weir's education included a stint at University of North London[17].
  • Alison Weir was educated at City of London School for Girls[18].
  • Alison Weir is recorded as female[19].
  • Alison Weir's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Alison Weir's genre is popular science literature[21].
  • Alison Weir's genre is historical novel[22].
  • Alison Weir's family name is recorded as Weir[23].
  • Alison Weir's given name is recorded as Alison[24].
  • Alison Weir's official website is recorded as http://alisonweir.org.uk/[25].
  • Alison Weir's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Alison Weir's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alison Weir'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1951-07-08[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a65a4e0d-18a4-49d8-b616-7db2d1bb03f8[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Lambeth[2], an area of London[32], in United Kingdom[33] and London[10], a metropolis[34], in Roman Empire[35], founded in 0047[36]. Alison Weir was born on June 8, 1951[3].

Education

Educated at University of North London[17], a university[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1896[39] and City of London School for Girls[18], an independent school[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1894[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], biographer[5], writer[6], prose writer[7], teacher[8], and novelist[12]. Fields of work include learning disability[13], a class of disease[43]; literary activity[14]; biography[15], a literary genre[44]; and historical novel[16], a novel genre[45].

Why It Matters

Alison Weir ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,085 views/month, #7,129 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Alison Weir born?

Alison Weir's place of birth was Lambeth[2].

What did Alison Weir do for work?

Alison Weir worked as historian[4], biographer[5], writer[6], prose writer[7], and teacher[8].

Where did Alison Weir go to school?

Alison Weir was educated at University of North London[17] and City of London School for Girls[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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