Allan Ahlberg

British children's writer (1938–2025)
Person human Q14193684
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Allan Ahlberg

Summary

Allan Ahlberg is a human[1]. He was born in Croydon[2]. He was born on +1938-06-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2025-07-29T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an illustrator[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Allan Ahlberg's place of birth was Croydon[2].
  • Allan Ahlberg was born on +1938-06-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Allan Ahlberg died on +2025-07-29T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Among Allan Ahlberg's spouses was Janet Ahlberg[8].
  • A child of Allan Ahlberg was Jessica Ahlberg[9].
  • Allan Ahlberg held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • English was Allan Ahlberg's native language[11].
  • Allan Ahlberg worked as an illustrator[5].
  • Allan Ahlberg's professions included writer[6].
  • Allan Ahlberg's field of work was literature[12].
  • Allan Ahlberg's field of work was creative and professional writing[13].
  • Allan Ahlberg's field of work was children's and young adult literature[14].
  • Allan Ahlberg's field of work was children's book[15].
  • Allan Ahlberg received the Boekensleutel[16].
  • Allan Ahlberg received the Silver Brush[17].
  • Allan Ahlberg is recorded as male[18].
  • Allan Ahlberg's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Allan Ahlberg's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121200632[20].
  • Allan Ahlberg's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9841958[21].
  • Allan Ahlberg's GND ID is recorded as 1041369913[22].
  • Allan Ahlberg's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79023259[23].
  • Allan Ahlberg's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500549652[24].
  • Allan Ahlberg's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 118882046[25].
  • Allan Ahlberg's IdRef ID is recorded as 026679108[26].
  • Allan Ahlberg's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09856317[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Allan Ahlberg was born in Croydon[2]. He was born on +1938-06-05T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include illustrator[5] and writer[6]. Fields of work include literature[12], a type of arts[28]; creative and professional writing[13], an academic discipline[29]; children's and young adult literature[14], a sub-set of literature[30]; and children's book[15], a literary genre[31].

Recognition

Awards received include Boekensleutel[16], a children's literature award[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1979[34] and Silver Brush[17], a literary award[35], in Netherlands[36], founded in 1981[37].

Personal Life

Allan Ahlberg was married to Janet Ahlberg[8]. A child of him was Jessica Ahlberg[9].

Death and Burial

Allan Ahlberg died on +2025-07-29T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Allan Ahlberg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Allan Ahlberg born?

Allan Ahlberg was born in Croydon[2].

Who was Allan Ahlberg married to?

Allan Ahlberg's spouses include Janet Ahlberg[8].

What did Allan Ahlberg do for work?

Allan Ahlberg worked as illustrator[5] and writer[6].

What awards did Allan Ahlberg receive?

Honors received include Boekensleutel[16] and Silver Brush[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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