Bill Pearson

New Zealand writer (1922–2002)
Person human Q862364
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Bill Pearson

Summary

Bill Pearson is a human[1]. He was born in Greymouth[2]. He was born on January 18, 1922[3]. He died in Auckland[4]. He died on September 27, 2002[5]. He worked as a novelist[6], literary critic[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Bill Pearson's place of birth was Greymouth[2].
  • Bill Pearson died in Auckland[4].
  • Bill Pearson was born on January 18, 1922[3].
  • Bill Pearson died on September 27, 2002[5].
  • Bill Pearson held citizenship in New Zealand[11].
  • Bill Pearson worked as a novelist[6].
  • Bill Pearson worked as a literary critic[7].
  • Bill Pearson's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Bill Pearson worked as a writer[9].
  • Bill Pearson's field of work was literature[12].
  • Bill Pearson's field of work was literary criticism[13].
  • Bill Pearson was employed by University of Auckland[14].
  • Bill Pearson was educated at University College London[15].
  • Bill Pearson's education included a stint at University of Canterbury[16].
  • Bill Pearson was educated at Greymouth High School[17].
  • Bill Pearson is recorded as male[18].
  • Bill Pearson's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Bill Pearson supervised Ruth Harley as a doctoral student[20].
  • Bill Pearson's family name is recorded as Pearson[21].
  • Bill Pearson's given name is recorded as Bill[22].
  • Bill Pearson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Bill Pearson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Pearson's place of birth was Greymouth[2]. He was born on January 18, 1922[3].

Education

Educated at University College London[15], a university college[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1826[27], headquartered in UCL Main Building[28]; University of Canterbury[16], a university[29], in New Zealand[30], founded in 1873[31]; and Greymouth High School[17], a high school[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1883[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[6], literary critic[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9]. Fields of work include literature[12], a type of arts[35] and literary criticism[13], a literary genre[36]. Among Bill Pearson's employers was University of Auckland[14]. He supervised Ruth Harley as a doctoral student[20].

Death and Burial

Bill Pearson died on September 27, 2002[5]. He died in Auckland[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Pearson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Bill Pearson born?

Born in Greymouth[2], Bill Pearson…

Where did Bill Pearson die?

Bill Pearson passed away in Auckland[4].

What did Bill Pearson do for work?

Bill Pearson worked as novelist[6], literary critic[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9].

Where did Bill Pearson go to school?

Bill Pearson was educated at University College London[15], University of Canterbury[16], and Greymouth High School[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Doctoral student Ruth Harley
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    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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