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Angus Calder

British writer and academic
Person Human Q4764075

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
February 5, 1942
Date of death
June 5, 2008
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Edinburgh
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[15]
Occupation
historian, literary critic, poet
Employer
The Open University, University of Zimbabwe, University of Malawi[16][17][18]
Educated at
University of Sussex, King's College[19][20]
Member of political party
Scottish National Party, Scottish Socialist Party[24][25]
Award received
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Eric Gregory Award[21][22]
Father
Peter Ritchie Calder[8]
Spouse
Jenni Calder, Kate Young[9][10]
Child
Douglas Ritchie-Calder, Rachel Ritchie-Calder, Gowan Ritchie-Calder, Gideon Ritchie-Calder[11][12][13][14]
Sibling
Nigel Calder[32]
Cause of death
lung cancer[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Family name
Calder[28]
Given name
Angus[29]
Has written for
Zuka, Busara[33][34]
Honorific prefix
The Honourable[27]
Manner of death
natural causes[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Angus Calder en Angus Lindsay Ritchie Calder en Angus Lindsay Ritchie-Calder en Hon. Angus Lindsay Ritchie-Calder ar بيتر كالدر he אגנוס קלדר
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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120304187
CERL Thesaurus ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
109494
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Angus-Lindsay-Calder
Freebase ID
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Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
122151
IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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LRB contributor ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01473686
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
n96217352
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
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Scottish Poetry Library poet ID
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The Peerage person ID
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UK National Archives ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Employer 3
The Open University, University of Zimbabwe, University of Malawi
Occupation 3
poet, historian, literary critic
Educated at 2
University of Sussex, King's College
Member of political party 2
Scottish National Party, Scottish Socialist Party
Award received 1
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Father 1
Peter Ritchie Calder
Given name 1
Angus
Honorific prefix 1
The Honourable
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Parent of 1
Peter Ritchie Calder
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
Edinburgh
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Nigel Calder
Siblings 1
Nigel Calder
Spouse 1
Jenni Calder
Spouses 1
Jenni Calder
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Summary

Angus Calder was born on February 5, 1942[1], in London[2]. He died on June 5, 2008[3], in Edinburgh[4]. He worked as a historian[5], literary critic[6], and poet[7].

FAQs

Where was Angus Calder born?

Angus Calder's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Angus Calder die?

Angus Calder died in Edinburgh[4].

Who were Angus Calder's parents?

Angus Calder's father was Peter Ritchie Calder[8].

Who was Angus Calder married to?

Angus Calder's spouses include Jenni Calder[9] and Kate Young[10].

What did Angus Calder do for work?

Angus Calder worked as a historian[5], literary critic[6], and poet[7].

Where did Angus Calder go to school?

Angus Calder was educated at University of Sussex[19] and King's College[20].

What awards did Angus Calder receive?

Honors received include John Llewellyn Rhys Prize[21] and Eric Gregory Award[22].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom University of Malawi

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  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
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  20. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . education.theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Zuka. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Busara. wikidata.org.

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