Donald Rooum

British anarchist cartoonist and writer (1928–2019)
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Donald Rooum

Summary

Donald Rooum is a human[1]. He was born in Bradford[2]. He was born on +1928-04-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +2019-08-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cartoonist[6], writer[7], and comics artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Donald Rooum's place of birth was Bradford[2].
  • Donald Rooum passed away in London[4].
  • Donald Rooum was born on +1928-04-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Donald Rooum died on +2019-08-31T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Donald Rooum held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Donald Rooum's professions included cartoonist[6].
  • Donald Rooum worked as a writer[7].
  • Donald Rooum's professions included comics artist[8].
  • Donald Rooum's education included a stint at The Open University[11].
  • Donald Rooum was educated at Bradford College[12].
  • Donald Rooum is recorded as male[13].
  • Donald Rooum's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Donald Rooum's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040697560[15].
  • Donald Rooum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 31414896[16].
  • Donald Rooum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005182200[17].
  • Donald Rooum's IdRef ID is recorded as 263147932[18].
  • Donald Rooum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02thtc[19].
  • Donald Rooum's Open Library ID is recorded as OL691817A[20].
  • Donald Rooum's family name is recorded as Rooum[21].
  • Donald Rooum's given name is recorded as Donald[22].
  • Donald Rooum's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 004051689[23].
  • Donald Rooum's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074284223[24].
  • Donald Rooum studied under Frank Lisle[25].
  • Donald Rooum's political ideology is recorded as anarchism[26].
  • Donald Rooum's NSK is recorded as 000281464[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Donald Rooum's place of birth was Bradford[2]. He was born on +1928-04-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at The Open University[11], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1969[30] and Bradford College[12], a college[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1832[33]. Donald Rooum studied under Frank Lisle[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cartoonist[6], writer[7], and comics artist[8].

Death and Burial

Donald Rooum died on +2019-08-31T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Donald Rooum ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Donald Rooum born?

Born in Bradford[2], Donald Rooum…

Where did Donald Rooum die?

Donald Rooum passed away in London[4].

What did Donald Rooum do for work?

Donald Rooum worked as cartoonist[6], writer[7], and comics artist[8].

Where did Donald Rooum go to school?

Donald Rooum was educated at The Open University[11] and Bradford College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . tcj.com. tcj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . tcj.com. tcj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . tcj.com. tcj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . tcj.com. tcj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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