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Christopher Caudwell

British Marxist literary critic, journalist and writer (1907-1937)
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Christopher Caudwell
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 20, 1907
Date of death
February 12, 1937
Place of birth
Putney
Place of death
Jarama
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
poet, philosopher, writer, journalist, literary critic, politician, literary scholar, critic[11][12][13]
Educated at
St Benedict's School[14]
Member of political party
Communist Party of Great Britain[18]
Notable work
Illusion and Reality[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Allegiance
Second Spanish Republic[25]
Birth name
Christopher St John Sprigg[28]
Family name
Caudwell, Category:Sprigg (surname)[21][22]
Given name
Christopher[23]
Interested in
Marxism[30]
Member of
International Brigades[16]
Military branch
International Brigades[19]
Military casualty classification
killed in action[26]
Name in native language
Christopher Caudwell[29]
Participated in conflict
Spanish Civil War[20]
Pseudonym
Christopher Caudwell[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Christopher St John Sprigg en Christopher Caudwell en Christopher Saint John Sprigg en C. St. John Sprigg en Christopher St. John Sprigg cs Christopher Caudwell cs C. St. John Sprigg cs Kristofer Koduell de C. St. John Sprigg de Christopher St. John Sprigg de Christopher Saint John Sprigg es C. St. John Sprigg fa کریستوفر کادول fr Christopher St. John Sprigg fr C. St. John Sprigg he כריסטופר קאודוול he כריסטופר קודול ja クリストファー コードウェル ja クリストファー・セント・ジョン スプリッグ ja クリストファー・セント・ジョン・スプリッグ
🔖 Identifiers · 59
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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AbART person ID
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BIBSYS ID
90118443, 90288683
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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EGAXA ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
188236
Encyclopedia of Marxism ID
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FAST ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0016609
ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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MMB ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01881988
NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
000599310
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000029479, 002095473
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987013290.3B (987007259.5B–987013290.3B, n=3)
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810576116105606
National Virtual Library of India ID
839k (173k–1.2M, n=7)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072126469
Open Library ID
OL557345A, OL2235177A, OL1199565A
Open Library subject ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Prabook ID
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RPO poet ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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UK National Archives ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1046149
Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12612862
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/43237
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 8
writer, poet, politician, journalist, philosopher, critic, literary critic, literary scholar
Allegiance 1
Second Spanish Republic
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Christopher
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
Marxism
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
International Brigades
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of Great Britain
Military branch 1
International Brigades
Military casualty classification 1
killed in action
Participated in conflict 1
Spanish Civil War
Place of birth 1
Putney
Place of death 1
Jarama
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Christopher Caudwell was born on October 20, 1907[1], in Putney[2]. He died on February 12, 1937[3], in Jarama[4]. He worked as a poet[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], journalist[8], and literary critic[9].

FAQs

Where was Christopher Caudwell born?

Christopher Caudwell was born in Putney[2].

Where did Christopher Caudwell die?

Christopher Caudwell passed away in Jarama[4].

What did Christopher Caudwell do for work?

Christopher Caudwell worked as a poet[5], philosopher[6], writer[7], journalist[8], and literary critic[9].

Where did Christopher Caudwell go to school?

Christopher Caudwell was educated at St Benedict's School[14].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . mak.bn.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . mak.bn.org.pl. Retrieved . mak.bn.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . mak.bn.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'he', 'it', 'no', 'pa', 'pl', '
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  2. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, philosopher, writer +5
    Place of death → Jarama
    Instance of → human
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