Douglas Adams

Summary

Douglas Adams is a human^[1]. He was born in Cambridge^[2]. He was born on March 11, 1952^[3]. He passed away in Santa Barbara^[4]. He died on May 11, 2001^[5]. He worked as a playwright^[6], screenwriter^[7], novelist^[8], children's writer^[9], and science fiction writer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,764 views/month, #6,413 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Cambridge^[2], Douglas Adams…
• Douglas Adams passed away in Santa Barbara^[4].
• Douglas Adams was born on March 11, 1952^[3].
• Douglas Adams died on May 11, 2001^[5].
• Burial took place at Highgate Cemetery^[12].
• Douglas Adams's father was Q14623675^[13].
• Douglas Adams's mother was Janet Adams^[14].
• Among Douglas Adams's spouses was Jane Belson^[15].
• A child of Douglas Adams was Polly Adams^[16].
• Douglas Adams held citizenship in United Kingdom^[17].
• English was Douglas Adams's native language^[18].
• Douglas Adams is identified as part of the White British ethnic group^[19].
• Douglas Adams's professions included playwright^[6].
• Douglas Adams's professions included screenwriter^[7].
• Douglas Adams's professions included novelist^[8].
• Douglas Adams's professions included children's writer^[9].
• Douglas Adams's professions included science fiction writer^[10].
• Douglas Adams's professions included comedian^[20].
• Douglas Adams's field of work was science fiction literature^[21].
• Among Douglas Adams's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation^[22].
• Douglas Adams was employed by The Digital Village^[23].
• Douglas Adams was educated at Brentwood School^[24].
• Douglas Adams's education included a stint at St John's College^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas Adams is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas Adams is Dirk Gently series^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-03-11^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2001-05-11^[31]

• Genre(s): audio drama, comedy^[32]

• Community tags: audio drama, audiobook, author, british, comedy, english, has german audio plays, has german audiobooks, non-musician, sci-fi, uk, united kingdom^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: e9ed318d-8cc5-4cf8-ab77-505e39ab6ea4^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Cambridge^[2], Douglas Adams… he was born on March 11, 1952^[3]. His father was Q14623675^[13]. His mother was Janet Adams^[14]. He is identified as part of the White British ethnic group^[19]. English was his native language^[18].

Education

Educated at Brentwood School^[24], an independent school^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1558^[37] and St John's College^[25], a college of the University of Cambridge^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1511^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright^[6], screenwriter^[7], novelist^[8], children's writer^[9], science fiction writer^[10], and comedian^[20]. Douglas Adams's field of work was science fiction literature^[21]. Employers include British Broadcasting Corporation^[22], a public broadcaster^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1927^[43], headquartered in London^[44] and The Digital Village^[23], a business^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1994^[47], headquartered in Covent Garden^[48].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy^[26], a literary pentalogy^[49]; Dirk Gently series^[27], a literary trilogy^[50]; and The Private Life of Genghis Khan^[51], a literary work^[52].

Recognition

Awards received include Inkpot Award^[53], an award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1974^[56] and Ditmar Award for Best International Fiction^[57].

Personal Life

Among Douglas Adams's spouses was Jane Belson^[15]. A child of him was Polly Adams^[16]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[58].

Death and Burial

Douglas Adams died on May 11, 2001^[5]. He died in Santa Barbara^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[59]. He is buried at Highgate Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Douglas Adams ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,764 views/month, #6,413 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 92 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60]

FAQs

Where was Douglas Adams born?

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge^[2].

Where did Douglas Adams die?

Douglas Adams died in Santa Barbara^[4].

Who were Douglas Adams's parents?

Douglas Adams's father was Q14623675^[13]. Douglas Adams's mother was Janet Adams^[14].

Who was Douglas Adams married to?

Douglas Adams's spouses include Jane Belson^[15].

What did Douglas Adams do for work?

Douglas Adams worked as playwright^[6], screenwriter^[7], novelist^[8], children's writer^[9], and science fiction writer^[10].

Where did Douglas Adams go to school?

Douglas Adams was educated at Brentwood School^[24] and St John's College^[25].

What awards did Douglas Adams receive?

Honors received include Inkpot Award^[53] and Ditmar Award for Best International Fiction^[57].