Barbara Gowdy

Canadian writer (born 1950)
Person human Q537699
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Barbara Gowdy

Summary

Barbara Gowdy is a human[1]. She was born in Windsor[2]. She was born on +1950-06-25T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a novelist[4] and writer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Barbara Gowdy was born in Windsor[2].
  • Barbara Gowdy was born on +1950-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Barbara Gowdy held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Barbara Gowdy's professions included novelist[4].
  • Barbara Gowdy's professions included writer[5].
  • Barbara Gowdy was educated at Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute[8].
  • Barbara Gowdy was educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music[9].
  • Barbara Gowdy received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Barbara Gowdy received the Member of the Order of Canada[11].
  • Barbara Gowdy's image is recorded as Barbara Gowdy - Eden Mills Writers Festival - 2017 (DanH-9388) (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Barbara Gowdy is recorded as female[13].
  • Barbara Gowdy's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Barbara Gowdy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109038273[15].
  • Barbara Gowdy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56654402[16].
  • Barbara Gowdy's GND ID is recorded as 121397793[17].
  • Barbara Gowdy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87929193[18].
  • Barbara Gowdy's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12187279s[19].
  • Barbara Gowdy's IdRef ID is recorded as 03046336X[20].
  • Barbara Gowdy's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0332952[21].
  • Barbara Gowdy's Commons category is recorded as Barbara Gowdy[22].
  • Barbara Gowdy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c9p5[23].
  • Barbara Gowdy's Open Library ID is recorded as OL232495A[24].
  • Barbara Gowdy's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20011101006[25].
  • Barbara Gowdy's family name is recorded as Gowdy[26].
  • Barbara Gowdy's given name is recorded as Barbara[27].

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Origins and Family

Barbara Gowdy was born in Windsor[2]. She was born on +1950-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute[8], a high school[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1964[30] and The Royal Conservatory of Music[9], a conservatory[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1886[33].

Career and Affiliations

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

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[34], in United States[35], founded in 1925[36] and Member of the Order of Canada[11], a grade of an order[37], in Canada[38].

Why It Matters

Barbara Gowdy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

Where was Barbara Gowdy born?

Barbara Gowdy was born in Windsor[2].

What did Barbara Gowdy do for work?

Barbara Gowdy worked as novelist[4] and writer[5].

Where did Barbara Gowdy go to school?

Barbara Gowdy was educated at Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute[8] and The Royal Conservatory of Music[9].

What awards did Barbara Gowdy receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10] and Member of the Order of Canada[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  11. [38] . 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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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