David McGill

New Zealand writer (b. 1942)
Person human Q5237358
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David McGill

Summary

David McGill is a human[1]. He was born in Auckland[2]. He was born on +1942-12-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4] and novelist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Auckland[2], David McGill…
  • David McGill was born on +1942-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David McGill held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • David McGill worked as a journalist[4].
  • David McGill's professions included novelist[5].
  • David McGill was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[8].
  • David McGill's education included a stint at St Peter's College[9].
  • David McGill is recorded as male[10].
  • David McGill's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • David McGill's ISNI is recorded as 0000000076958478[12].
  • David McGill's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 89863166[13].
  • David McGill's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84090813[14].
  • David McGill's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05x0cqf[15].
  • David McGill's family name is recorded as McGill[16].
  • David McGill's given name is recorded as David[17].
  • David McGill's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • David McGill's FAST ID is recorded as 129618[19].
  • David McGill's Prabook ID is recorded as 2537792[20].
  • David McGill's Read NZ Te Pou Muramura writer ID is recorded as mcgill-david[21].
  • David McGill's Alexander Turnbull Library ID is recorded as 101294[22].
  • David McGill's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJy4bCpC33DrxxxtXjMHG3[23].
  • David McGill's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/b2c72b5e-4c34-441d-ad7a-97194737576b[24].

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Origins and Family

David McGill's place of birth was Auckland[2]. He was born on +1942-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Victoria University of Wellington[8], a public university[25], in New Zealand[26], founded in 1897[27], headquartered in Wellington[28] and St Peter's College[9], a secondary school[29], in New Zealand[30], founded in 1939[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4] and novelist[5].

Why It Matters

David McGill ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was David McGill born?

David McGill was born in Auckland[2].

What did David McGill do for work?

David McGill worked as journalist[4] and novelist[5].

Where did David McGill go to school?

David McGill was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[8] and St Peter's College[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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