D. J. Taylor

British writer (b. 1960)
Person human Q5203669
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D. J. Taylor

Summary

D. J. Taylor is a human[1]. His place of birth was Norwich[2]. He was born on +1960-08-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a novelist[4], literary critic[5], biographer[6], writer[7], and essayist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • D. J. Taylor was born in Norwich[2].
  • D. J. Taylor was born on +1960-08-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • D. J. Taylor was married to Rachel Hore[10].
  • D. J. Taylor held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • D. J. Taylor's professions included novelist[4].
  • D. J. Taylor's professions included literary critic[5].
  • D. J. Taylor's professions included biographer[6].
  • D. J. Taylor's professions included writer[7].
  • D. J. Taylor worked as an essayist[8].
  • D. J. Taylor's professions included short story writer[12].
  • D. J. Taylor held the position of Booker Prize judge[13].
  • D. J. Taylor was educated at St John's College[14].
  • D. J. Taylor was educated at Norwich School[15].
  • D. J. Taylor received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16].
  • D. J. Taylor received the Sidewise Award for Alternate History[17].
  • D. J. Taylor was a member of Royal Society of Literature[18].
  • D. J. Taylor is recorded as male[19].
  • D. J. Taylor's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • D. J. Taylor's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115120564[21].
  • D. J. Taylor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 110124814[22].
  • D. J. Taylor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 293147199[23].
  • D. J. Taylor's GND ID is recorded as 12853348X[24].
  • D. J. Taylor's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88659709[25].
  • D. J. Taylor's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12374518t[26].
  • D. J. Taylor's IdRef ID is recorded as 032783183[27].

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Origins and Family

D. J. Taylor's place of birth was Norwich[2]. He was born on +1960-08-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at St John's College[14], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1555[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Norwich School[15], an independent school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1980[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4], literary critic[5], biographer[6], writer[7], essayist[8], and short story writer[12]. D. J. Taylor held the position of Booker Prize judge[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16], a fellowship award[35], in United Kingdom[36] and Sidewise Award for Alternate History[17], a literary award[37], in Internationality[38], founded in 1995[39].

Personal Life

D. J. Taylor was married to Rachel Hore[10].

Why It Matters

D. J. Taylor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was D. J. Taylor born?

Born in Norwich[2], D. J. Taylor…

Who was D. J. Taylor married to?

D. J. Taylor's spouses include Rachel Hore[10].

What did D. J. Taylor do for work?

D. J. Taylor worked as novelist[4], literary critic[5], biographer[6], writer[7], and essayist[8].

Where did D. J. Taylor go to school?

D. J. Taylor was educated at St John's College[14] and Norwich School[15].

What awards did D. J. Taylor receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[16] and Sidewise Award for Alternate History[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . mak.bn.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . mak.bn.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . mak.bn.org.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . British National Bibliography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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