Cressida Cowell
British writer
Facts
27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- April 15, 1966, April 4, 1966[8]
- Place of birth
- London
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom[15]
- Occupation
- writer, children's writer, author, illustrator, visual artist
- Position held
- Children's Laureate
- Award received
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[24][25][26]
- Notable work
- How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon[23]
- Spouse
- Simon Michael Cowell[11]
- Official website
- www.cressidacowell.co.uk[33]
- Nominated for
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize[36]
- Described by source
- Iedereen Leest, ProDetLit[34][35]
- Honorific prefix
- The Honourable[28]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- Wikiproject Iedereen Leest
- Name in native language
- Cressida Cowell[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cressida Hare
en Hon. Cressida Hare
en Cressida Cowell
ar كريسيدا كويل
el Κρεσίντα Κόουελ
fa کرسیدا کوول
he קרסידה קאוול
ja クレシッダ・コーウェル
ko 크레시다 코웰
nl Cressida Hare
ru Коуэлл, Крессида
ru Крессида Коуэлл
ru Крессида Хэар
ru Хэар, Крессида
uk Кресіда Ковел
uk Крессида Ковелл
zh 克蕾西达·考威尔
🔖 Identifiers · 78
- ISNI
- 0000000066547990
- VIAF cluster ID
- 56779201
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n98078506
- GND ID
- 1079942068
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- CressidaCowell-byPhilipRomano.jpg ↗
- Awards & Winners artist ID
- 05zl1sy
- BBC Things ID
- e6dc9f5d-a162-41c9-a612-86f3e845b223
- BIBSYS ID
- 24325
- BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
- CowellCressida
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 13580305n
- CANTIC ID
- 981060038030606706
- CBDB.cz author ID
- 2437
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- CONOR.BG ID
- 30894693
- CONOR.SI ID
- 5928803
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf11375725
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140282266694271616
- Companies House officer ID
- Neb6sdQGx-6EowbgEMY8dCFvpqA
- DBC author ID
- 87097968225957
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 1079942068
- Databazeknih.cz author ID
- 2574
- ELNET ID
- a11999573
- FAST ID
- 1545173
- Facebook username
- cressidacowellbooks
- FantLab author ID
- 17750
- Fantastic Fiction author ID
- c/cressida-cowell
- Film.ru person ID
- cressida-cowell
- Freebase ID
- /m/05zl1sy
- Goodreads author ID
- 23894
- HAND ID
- 8D88-268F-A128-AFBE-0F5E
- IMDb ID
- nm2441763
- ISFDB author ID
- 29459
- IdRef ID
- 057728801
- Instagram username
- cressidacowellauthor
- J9U entity ID
- 987007587352605171, 987007290071505171
- Jeugdliteratuur ID
- cressida-cowell
- KANTO ID
- 000118511
- KBR person ID
- 14632725
- Kinobox person ID
- 1281898
- Les Archives du spectacle person ID
- 294329
- Libraries Australia ID
- 40017913
- MusicBrainz artist ID
- 5929f436-a499-45a0-ba06-5dc885d02587
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA16387792
- NDL Authority ID
- 00738929
- NL CR AUT ID
- xx0059060
- NSK (VIAF) ID
- 000368543
- NSK ID
- 981005794981709366
- NUKAT ID
- n2003072193
- National Library of Brazil ID
- 000431554
- National Library of Korea ID
- KAC200701917
- National Library of Latvia ID
- 000119852
- National Library of Lithuania ID
- LNB:BH/3;=r5
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810692800505606
- National Library of Portugal ID
- 1541343
- National Library of Russia ID
- 7719004
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 195051017
- NooSFere author ID
- -44556
- Open Library ID
- OL24485A
- PORT person ID
- 320052
- Perlentaucher ID
- cressida-cowell
- Prabook ID
- 2521313
- Quora topic ID
- Cressida-Cowell
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A011417256
- Ricochet author ID
- cressida-cowell
- SBN author ID
- RAVV247414
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 786633
- SNK ID
- 161927
- SVKKL authority ID
- 0244250-Cowell-Cressida-1966
- Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
- vtls011357367
- TMDB person ID
- 64150
- The Peerage person ID
- p14415.htm#i144148
- Threads username
- cressidacowellauthor
- TikTok username
- cressidacowell
- Union Catalog of Armenian Libraries authority ID
- 29314
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJfcJTJJ7TrHj9TtC8gHYP
- X (Twitter) username
- CressidaCowell
- Yale LUX ID
- person/ede66b28-cc20-45f6-8004-715f10e8a747
- YouTube handle
- CressidaCowellOfficial
- ČSFD person ID
- 72263
🔗 Connections
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Educated at 3
Award received 2
Field of work 2
Mb:writer 2
Notable work 2
Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
Family name 1
Honorific prefix 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Native language 1
Nominated for 1
Place of birth 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
Works by author 1
Writing language 1
← Winner 1
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Summary
Cressida Cowell was born on April 15, 1966[1], in London[2]. She has worked as a writer[3], children's writer[4], author[5], illustrator[6], and visual artist[7].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to Cressida Cowell include How to Train Your Dragon[39], a novel series[40].
FAQs
Where was Cressida Cowell born?
Cressida Cowell was born in London[2].
Who were Cressida Cowell's parents?
Cressida Cowell's father was Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham[9]. Cressida Cowell's mother was Marcia Persephone Hare[10].
Who was Cressida Cowell married to?
Cressida Cowell's spouses include Simon Michael Cowell[11].
What did Cressida Cowell do for work?
Cressida Cowell worked as a writer[3], children's writer[4], author[5], illustrator[6], and visual artist[7].
Where did Cressida Cowell go to school?
Cressida Cowell was educated at Keble College[20], Saint Martin's School of Art[21], and University of Brighton[22].
What awards did Cressida Cowell receive?
Honors received include Nestlé Children's Book Prize[24], Member of the Order of the British Empire[25], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[26].