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Bill Jay

British photographer and writer
Person human Q18719184

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
August 12, 1940
Date of death
May 10, 2009
Place of birth
Maidenhead
Place of death
Costa Rica
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
photographer, editor
Employer
Arizona State University[8]
Educated at
University of New Mexico[9]
Award received
J. Dudley Johnston Award[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[16]
Family name
Jay[12]
Given name
Bill[13]
Name in native language
Bill Jay[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bill Jay en William Jay ar بيل جاي fa جی، بیل ru Джей, Билл ru Билл Джей ru Билл Джей (фотограф) ru Джей Билл
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000081250271
VIAF cluster ID
262559174
Library of Congress authority ID
n79099295
GND ID
119326531
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bill Jay, RIT NandE Vol18Num6 1986 Nov19 Complete.jpg ↗
CiNii Research ID
1140000791863114112
DDB person (GND) ID
119326531
FAST ID
41869
Freebase ID
/m/05ymn1r
George Eastman Museum people ID
32236
IdRef ID
032436467
Luminous-Lint ID
Bill__Jay
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04139148
NLAI ID
53877
NUKAT ID
n01719048
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273513005171
National Library of Portugal ID
1694173
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1025421
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072622199
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
305500
Prabook ID
1719641
SHARE Catalogue author ID
215086
Union List of Artist Names ID
500343760
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrcmCfwjhJkrxxQfMJYyd

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Occupation 2
photographer, editor
Award received 1
J. Dudley Johnston Award
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of New Mexico
Employer 1
Arizona State University
Family name 1
Jay
Given name 1
Bill
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Maidenhead
Place of death 1
Costa Rica
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Bill Jay was born on August 12, 1940[1], in Maidenhead[2]. He died on May 10, 2009[3], in Costa Rica[4]. He worked as a photographer[5] and editor[6].

FAQs

Where was Bill Jay born?

Bill Jay's place of birth was Maidenhead[2].

Where did Bill Jay die?

Bill Jay passed away in Costa Rica[4].

What did Bill Jay do for work?

Bill Jay worked as a photographer[5] and editor[6].

Where did Bill Jay go to school?

Bill Jay was educated at University of New Mexico[9].

What awards did Bill Jay receive?

Honors received include J. Dudley Johnston Award[10].

Related Entities

Arizona State University Costa Rica United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Luminous-Lint. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Luminous-Lint. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Maidenhead
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    Educated at → University of New Mexico
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