Barbara Erskine

British writer
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Barbara Erskine

Summary

Barbara Erskine is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Nottingham[2]. She was born on August 10, 1944[3]. She worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], and historian[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Barbara Erskine's place of birth was Nottingham[2].
  • Barbara Erskine was born on August 10, 1944[3].
  • Barbara Erskine held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Barbara Erskine worked as a writer[4].
  • Barbara Erskine worked as a novelist[5].
  • Barbara Erskine worked as a historian[6].
  • Barbara Erskine's field of work was literary activity[9].
  • Barbara Erskine's field of work was historical prose literature[10].
  • Barbara Erskine's field of work was history[11].
  • Barbara Erskine was educated at University of Edinburgh[12].
  • Barbara Erskine is recorded as female[13].
  • Barbara Erskine's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Barbara Erskine's family name is recorded as Erskine[15].
  • Barbara Erskine's given name is recorded as Barbara[16].
  • Barbara Erskine's official website is recorded as http://www.barbara-erskine.co.uk/[17].
  • Barbara Erskine's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Barbara Erskine's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbara Erskine'}[19].
  • Barbara Erskine's start of work period is recorded as 1985[20].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: GB[22]

  • Began / founded: 1944-08-10[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 374dcb42-88fe-4077-a90a-534ac8b0f6fd[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Barbara Erskine's place of birth was Nottingham[2]. She was born on August 10, 1944[3].

Education

Barbara Erskine was educated at University of Edinburgh[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], and historian[6]. Fields of work include literary activity[9]; historical prose literature[10], a literary genre[25]; and history[11].

Why It Matters

Barbara Erskine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Barbara Erskine born?

Born in Nottingham[2], Barbara Erskine…

What did Barbara Erskine do for work?

Barbara Erskine worked as writer[4], novelist[5], and historian[6].

Where did Barbara Erskine go to school?

Barbara Erskine was educated at University of Edinburgh[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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