C. J. Sansom

Summary

C. J. Sansom is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh^[2]. He was born on December 9, 1952^[3]. He passed away in Brighton^[4]. He died on April 27, 2024^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], historian^[7], jurist^[8], novelist^[9], and solicitor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month, #7,022 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• C. J. Sansom's place of birth was Edinburgh^[2].
• C. J. Sansom died in Brighton^[4].
• C. J. Sansom was born on December 9, 1952^[3].
• C. J. Sansom died on April 27, 2024^[5].
• C. J. Sansom held citizenship in United Kingdom^[12].
• English was C. J. Sansom's native language^[13].
• C. J. Sansom's professions included writer^[6].
• C. J. Sansom worked as a historian^[7].
• C. J. Sansom's professions included jurist^[8].
• C. J. Sansom worked as a novelist^[9].
• C. J. Sansom worked as a solicitor^[10].
• C. J. Sansom's field of work was literary activity^[14].
• C. J. Sansom's field of work was detective literature^[15].
• C. J. Sansom's field of work was historical prose literature^[16].
• C. J. Sansom's education included a stint at University of Birmingham^[17].
• A notable work attributed to C. J. Sansom is Shardlake series^[18].
• C. J. Sansom received the Sidewise Award for Alternate History^[19].
• C. J. Sansom received the Cartier Diamond Dagger^[20].
• C. J. Sansom received the CWA Historical Dagger^[21].
• C. J. Sansom is recorded as male^[22].
• C. J. Sansom's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• C. J. Sansom's family name is recorded as Sansom^[24].
• C. J. Sansom's given name is recorded as Christopher^[25].
• C. J. Sansom's given name is recorded as John^[26].
• C. J. Sansom's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

C. J. Sansom was born in Edinburgh^[2]. He was born on December 9, 1952^[3]. English was his native language^[13].

Education

C. J. Sansom was educated at University of Birmingham^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], historian^[7], jurist^[8], novelist^[9], and solicitor^[10]. Fields of work include literary activity^[14]; detective literature^[15], a literary genre^[28]; and historical prose literature^[16], a literary genre^[29].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to C. J. Sansom is Shardlake series^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Sidewise Award for Alternate History^[19], a literary award^[30], in Internationality^[31], founded in 1995^[32]; Cartier Diamond Dagger^[20], a literary award^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1986^[35]; and CWA Historical Dagger^[21], a literary award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1999^[38].

Death and Burial

C. J. Sansom died on April 27, 2024^[5]. He died in Brighton^[4].

Why It Matters

C. J. Sansom ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month, #7,022 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Works attributed to him include Dissolution^[41], a written work^[42] and Sovereign^[43], a written work^[44].

FAQs

Where was C. J. Sansom born?

C. J. Sansom's place of birth was Edinburgh^[2].

Where did C. J. Sansom die?

C. J. Sansom died in Brighton^[4].

What did C. J. Sansom do for work?

C. J. Sansom worked as writer^[6], historian^[7], jurist^[8], novelist^[9], and solicitor^[10].

Where did C. J. Sansom go to school?

C. J. Sansom was educated at University of Birmingham^[17].

What awards did C. J. Sansom receive?

Honors received include Sidewise Award for Alternate History^[19], Cartier Diamond Dagger^[20], and CWA Historical Dagger^[21].