David Hill

New Zealand author (born 1942)
Person human Q675290
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David Hill

Summary

David Hill is a human[1]. He was born in Napier[2]. He was born on +1942-06-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a novelist[4], writer[5], playwright[6], journalist[7], and children's writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • David Hill was born in Napier[2].
  • David Hill was born on +1942-06-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Hill held citizenship in New Zealand[10].
  • David Hill's professions included novelist[4].
  • David Hill worked as a writer[5].
  • David Hill's professions included playwright[6].
  • David Hill worked as a journalist[7].
  • David Hill worked as a children's writer[8].
  • David Hill's education included a stint at Victoria University of Wellington[11].
  • David Hill received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)[12].
  • David Hill received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[13].
  • David Hill received the University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence[14].
  • David Hill received the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[15].
  • David Hill received the Esther Glen Award[16].
  • David Hill's image is recorded as David Hill, of New Plymouth, CNZM (cropped).jpg[17].
  • David Hill is recorded as male[18].
  • David Hill's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • David Hill's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114485107[20].
  • David Hill's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76490882[21].
  • David Hill's GND ID is recorded as 135879078[22].
  • David Hill's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00096875[23].
  • David Hill's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13620188j[24].
  • David Hill's IdRef ID is recorded as 05661067X[25].
  • David Hill's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA18721308[26].
  • David Hill's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01037320[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Hill's place of birth was Napier[2]. He was born on +1942-06-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

David Hill's education included a stint at Victoria University of Wellington[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4], writer[5], playwright[6], journalist[7], and children's writer[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)[12], a class of award[28], in New Zealand[29]; Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[13], a grade of an order[30], in New Zealand[31]; University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence[14], an award[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1992[34]; Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[15], a grade of an order[35], in New Zealand[36]; and Esther Glen Award[16], a literary award[37], in New Zealand[38].

Why It Matters

David Hill ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was David Hill born?

Born in Napier[2], David Hill…

What did David Hill do for work?

David Hill worked as novelist[4], writer[5], playwright[6], journalist[7], and children's writer[8].

Where did David Hill go to school?

David Hill was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[11].

What awards did David Hill receive?

Honors received include Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)[12], Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[13], University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence[14], and Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . creativenz.govt.nz. creativenz.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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