Dick Scott

New Zealand historian (1923–2020)
Person human Q5273350
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Dick Scott

Summary

Dick Scott is a human[1]. Born in Palmerston North[2], he… he was born on +1923-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2020-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a journalist[5] and historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Dick Scott was born in Palmerston North[2].
  • Dick Scott was born on +1923-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dick Scott was born on +1923-11-17T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Dick Scott died on +2020-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • A child of Dick Scott was Rosie Scott[9].
  • Dick Scott held citizenship in New Zealand[10].
  • Dick Scott worked as a journalist[5].
  • Dick Scott worked as a historian[6].
  • Dick Scott was educated at Massey University[11].
  • Dick Scott received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12].
  • Dick Scott received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction)[13].
  • Dick Scott received the honorary doctor of Massey University[14].
  • Dick Scott's image is recorded as 004 Dick Scott.jpg[15].
  • Dick Scott is recorded as male[16].
  • Dick Scott's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Dick Scott's ISNI is recorded as 0000000384410420[18].
  • Dick Scott's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 275658889[19].
  • Dick Scott's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50003973[20].
  • Dick Scott's IdRef ID is recorded as 192146173[21].
  • Dick Scott's Commons category is recorded as Dick Scott (historian)[22].
  • Dick Scott's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35485485[23].
  • Dick Scott's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05y5n52[24].
  • Dick Scott's family name is recorded as Scott[25].
  • Dick Scott's given name is recorded as Dick[26].
  • Dick Scott's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 153895845[27].

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Origins and Family

Dick Scott's place of birth was Palmerston North[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1923-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1923-11-17T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Dick Scott was educated at Massey University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[5] and historian[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12], a grade of an order[28], in New Zealand[29]; Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction)[13], a class of award[30], in New Zealand[31]; and honorary doctor of Massey University[14], an award[32], in New Zealand[33].

Personal Life

A child of Dick Scott was Rosie Scott[9].

Death and Burial

Dick Scott died on +2020-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Dick Scott ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Dick Scott born?

Dick Scott's place of birth was Palmerston North[2].

What did Dick Scott do for work?

Dick Scott worked as journalist[5] and historian[6].

Where did Dick Scott go to school?

Dick Scott was educated at Massey University[11].

What awards did Dick Scott receive?

Honors received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12], Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction)[13], and honorary doctor of Massey University[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . creativenz.govt.nz. creativenz.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . tamiro.massey.ac.nz. tamiro.massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . nzherald.co.nz. nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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