Clive King

British writer (1924-2018)
Person human Q5134612
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Clive King

Summary

Clive King is a human[1]. His place of birth was Richmond[2]. He was born on April 24, 1924[3]. He passed away in Thurlton[4]. He died on July 10, 2018[5]. He worked as a writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Clive King was born in Richmond[2].
  • Clive King passed away in Thurlton[4].
  • Clive King was born on April 24, 1924[3].
  • Clive King died on July 10, 2018[5].
  • Clive King held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Clive King's professions included writer[6].
  • Among Clive King's employers was British Council[9].
  • Clive King was educated at Downing College[10].
  • Clive King was educated at SOAS, University of London[11].
  • Clive King was educated at King's School, Rochester[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Clive King is Stig of the Dump[13].
  • Clive King is recorded as male[14].
  • Clive King's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Clive King's military branch is recorded as Royal Navy[16].
  • Clive King was part of the conflict World War II[17].
  • Clive King's family name is recorded as King[18].
  • Clive King's given name is recorded as Clive[19].
  • Clive King's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].

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.

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: GB[22]

  • Began / founded: 1924-04-24[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-07-10[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bc3656e5-6c03-42e8-ab66-1f96dc90d7ec[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Clive King was born in Richmond[2]. He was born on April 24, 1924[3].

Education

Educated at Downing College[10], a college of the University of Cambridge[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1800[28]; SOAS, University of London[11], a public research university[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1916[31], headquartered in London[32]; and King's School, Rochester[12], a boarding school[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 0604[35].

Career and Affiliations

Clive King worked as a writer[6]. He was employed by British Council[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Clive King is Stig of the Dump[13].

Death and Burial

Clive King died on July 10, 2018[5]. He died in Thurlton[4].

Why It Matters

Clive King ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Clive King born?

Born in Richmond[2], Clive King…

Where did Clive King die?

Clive King died in Thurlton[4].

What did Clive King do for work?

Clive King worked as writer[6].

Where did Clive King go to school?

Clive King was educated at Downing College[10], SOAS, University of London[11], and King's School, Rochester[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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