Christianna Brand

British writer (1907-1988)
Person human Q460630
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Christianna Brand

Summary

Christianna Brand is a human[1]. Her place of birth was British Malaya[2]. She was born on December 17, 1907[3]. She passed away in London[4]. She died on March 11, 1988[5]. She worked as a writer[6], novelist[7], screenwriter[8], children's writer[9], and dancer[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Christianna Brand was born in British Malaya[2].
  • Christianna Brand passed away in London[4].
  • Christianna Brand was born on December 17, 1907[3].
  • Christianna Brand died on March 11, 1988[5].
  • Christianna Brand held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Christianna Brand held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Christianna Brand worked as a writer[6].
  • Christianna Brand worked as a novelist[7].
  • Christianna Brand worked as a screenwriter[8].
  • Christianna Brand worked as a children's writer[9].
  • Christianna Brand worked as a dancer[10].
  • Christianna Brand is recorded as female[14].
  • Christianna Brand's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Christianna Brand's genre is detective fiction[16].
  • Christianna Brand's genre is children's literature[17].
  • Christianna Brand's Commons category is recorded as Christianna Brand[18].
  • Christianna Brand's family name is recorded as Milne[19].
  • Christianna Brand's family name is recorded as Lewis[20].
  • Christianna Brand's given name is recorded as Mary[21].
  • Christianna Brand's given name is recorded as Christianna[22].
  • Christianna Brand's pseudonym is recorded as Mary Brand[23].
  • Christianna Brand's pseudonym is recorded as Christianna Brand[24].
  • Christianna Brand's pseudonym is recorded as Mary Roland[25].
  • Christianna Brand's pseudonym is recorded as China Thompson[26].
  • Christianna Brand's pseudonym is recorded as Annabel Jones[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1907-12-17[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1988-03-11[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f203da3-54f9-4c0f-82d5-268b93dfc740[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Christianna Brand's place of birth was British Malaya[2]. She was born on December 17, 1907[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], novelist[7], screenwriter[8], children's writer[9], and dancer[10].

Death and Burial

Christianna Brand died on March 11, 1988[5]. She passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

Christianna Brand ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Works attributed to her include Nurse Matilda[34], a novel series[35] and Green for Danger[36], a written work[37].

FAQs

Where was Christianna Brand born?

Born in British Malaya[2], Christianna Brand…

Where did Christianna Brand die?

Christianna Brand passed away in London[4].

What did Christianna Brand do for work?

Christianna Brand worked as writer[6], novelist[7], screenwriter[8], children's writer[9], and dancer[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Mary, Christianna
    On focus list of wikimedia project gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender female
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