Dick King-Smith

Summary

Dick King-Smith is a human^[1]. He was born in Bitton^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1922^[3]. He passed away in Bath^[4]. He died on January 4, 2011^[5]. He worked as a children's writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,189 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Dick King-Smith's place of birth was Bitton^[2].
• Dick King-Smith died in Bath^[4].
• Dick King-Smith was born on March 27, 1922^[3].
• Dick King-Smith died on January 4, 2011^[5].
• Dick King-Smith is buried at Church of St Margaret, Queen Charlton^[8].
• Dick King-Smith held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• English was Dick King-Smith's native language^[10].
• Dick King-Smith worked as a children's writer^[6].
• Dick King-Smith was educated at Marlborough College^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Dick King-Smith is The Sheep-Pig^[12].
• Dick King-Smith received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[13].
• Dick King-Smith received the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize^[14].
• Dick King-Smith received the Children's Book Award (UK)^[15].
• Dick King-Smith received the Q131308536^[16].
• Dick King-Smith is recorded as male^[17].
• Dick King-Smith's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Dick King-Smith's military branch is recorded as British Army^[19].
• Dick King-Smith's Commons category is recorded as Dick King-Smith^[20].
• Dick King-Smith was part of the conflict World War II^[21].
• Dick King-Smith's family name is recorded as King-Smith^[22].
• Dick King-Smith's given name is recorded as Dick^[23].
• Dick King-Smith's official website is recorded as http://www.dickkingsmith.com/^[24].
• Dick King-Smith's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest^[25].
• Dick King-Smith's described by source is recorded as ProDetLit^[26].
• Dick King-Smith's described by source is recorded as Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1922-03-27^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2011-01-04^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 307df3d5-f57f-47f8-9b54-3b03e1f542e6^[32]

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Origins and Family

Dick King-Smith's place of birth was Bitton^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1922^[3]. English was his native language^[10].

Education

Dick King-Smith's education included a stint at Marlborough College^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Dick King-Smith's professions included children's writer^[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Dick King-Smith is The Sheep-Pig^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[13], a grade of an order^[33], in United Kingdom^[34]; Guardian Children's Fiction Prize^[14], a literary award^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1967^[37]; Children's Book Award (UK)^[15], an award^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1981^[40]; and Q131308536^[16].

Death and Burial

Dick King-Smith died on January 4, 2011^[5]. He passed away in Bath^[4]. He is buried at Church of St Margaret, Queen Charlton^[8].

Why It Matters

Dick King-Smith ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,189 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Works attributed to him include The Sheep-Pig^[43], a literary work^[44].

FAQs

Where was Dick King-Smith born?

Born in Bitton^[2], Dick King-Smith…

Where did Dick King-Smith die?

Dick King-Smith passed away in Bath^[4].

What did Dick King-Smith do for work?

Dick King-Smith worked as children's writer^[6].

Where did Dick King-Smith go to school?

Dick King-Smith was educated at Marlborough College^[11].

What awards did Dick King-Smith receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[13], Guardian Children's Fiction Prize^[14], Children's Book Award (UK)^[15], and Q131308536^[16].