David Day

Canadian author and poet (born 1947)
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David Day

Summary

David Day is a human[1]. His place of birth was Victoria[2]. He was born on January 1, 1947[3]. He worked as a writer[4], biographer[5], poet[6], children's writer[7], and literary critic[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Victoria[2], David Day…
  • David Day was born on January 1, 1947[3].
  • David Day was born on October 14, 1947[10].
  • David Day held citizenship in Canada[11].
  • David Day's professions included writer[4].
  • David Day's professions included biographer[5].
  • David Day worked as a poet[6].
  • David Day's professions included children's writer[7].
  • David Day's professions included literary critic[8].
  • David Day's professions included non-fiction writer[12].
  • David Day was educated at University of Victoria[13].
  • David Day is recorded as male[14].
  • David Day's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David Day's archives at is recorded as University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[16].
  • David Day's family name is recorded as Day[17].
  • David Day's given name is recorded as David[18].
  • David Day's official website is recorded as http://www.daviddaybooks.com/[19].
  • David Day's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • David Day's different from is recorded as David Day[21].

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Origins and Family

David Day's place of birth was Victoria[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1947[3] and October 14, 1947[10].

Education

David Day's education included a stint at University of Victoria[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], biographer[5], poet[6], children's writer[7], literary critic[8], and non-fiction writer[12].

Why It Matters

David Day ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was David Day born?

David Day was born in Victoria[2].

What did David Day do for work?

David Day worked as writer[4], biographer[5], poet[6], children's writer[7], and literary critic[8].

Where did David Day go to school?

David Day was educated at University of Victoria[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Retrieved . uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr']
    Date of birth → +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1947-10-14T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57226|batch #57226]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 16d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinii research id → 1980023484816200099
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Added identifiers that match [[Property:P271]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/bd60316f76e|details]])"
  3. 4w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810538825505606, 9810609844505606
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7293]]: 9810609844505606, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270889|batch #270889]]"
  4. 10w ago · Fryed-peach · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nacsis-cat author id → DA04163823
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P271]]: DA04163823, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0026612-Day-David-1947
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: p0026612-Day-David-1947, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.daviddaybooks.com/
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → David
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32154|batch #32154]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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