Dorothy Wall

New Zealand writer (1894-1942)
Person human Q5298672
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Dorothy Wall

Summary

Dorothy Wall is a human[1]. Born in Wellington[2], she… she was born on +1894-01-12T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Cremorne[4]. She died on +1942-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a writer[6], illustrator[7], and children's writer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Dorothy Wall was born in Wellington[2].
  • Dorothy Wall died in Cremorne[4].
  • Dorothy Wall passed away in Sydney[10].
  • Dorothy Wall was born on +1894-01-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dorothy Wall died on +1942-01-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Northern Suburbs Cemetery[11].
  • Among Dorothy Wall's spouses was Andrew Delfosse Badgery[12].
  • Dorothy Wall held citizenship in New Zealand[13].
  • Dorothy Wall held citizenship in Australia[14].
  • Dorothy Wall worked as a writer[6].
  • Dorothy Wall worked as an illustrator[7].
  • Dorothy Wall worked as a children's writer[8].
  • Dorothy Wall's field of work was children's literature[15].
  • Dorothy Wall's field of work was book illustration[16].
  • Dorothy Wall's image is recorded as Dorothy Wall.jpg[17].
  • Dorothy Wall is recorded as female[18].
  • Dorothy Wall's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Dorothy Wall's signature is recorded as Dorothy Wall signature.svg[20].
  • Dorothy Wall's ISNI is recorded as 000000006307792X[21].
  • Dorothy Wall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108145304389978570799[22].
  • Dorothy Wall's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2008003527[23].
  • Dorothy Wall's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124489142[24].
  • Dorothy Wall's IdRef ID is recorded as 251209989[25].
  • Dorothy Wall's IMDb ID is recorded as nm3732508[26].
  • Dorothy Wall's Commons category is recorded as Dorothy Wall[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Dorothy Wall's place of birth was Wellington[2]. She was born on +1894-01-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], illustrator[7], and children's writer[8]. Fields of work include children's literature[15], a sub-set of literature[28] and book illustration[16], a genre[29].

Personal Life

Dorothy Wall was married to Andrew Delfosse Badgery[12].

Death and Burial

Dorothy Wall died on +1942-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Cremorne[4], a suburb[30], in Australia[31] and Sydney[10], a city[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1788[34]. The cause of death was pneumonia[35]. She is buried at Northern Suburbs Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Dorothy Wall ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

Works attributed to her include Blinky Bill[37], a children's book series[38], written by her[39].

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Wall born?

Dorothy Wall was born in Wellington[2].

Where did Dorothy Wall die?

Dorothy Wall died in Cremorne[4].

Who was Dorothy Wall married to?

Dorothy Wall's spouses include Andrew Delfosse Badgery[12].

What did Dorothy Wall do for work?

Dorothy Wall worked as writer[6], illustrator[7], and children's writer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved . adb.anu.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved . adb.anu.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [35] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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