Eric Wright

Canadian writer (1929–2015)
Person human Q1308038
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Eric Wright

Summary

Eric Wright is a human[1]. His place of birth was South London[2]. He was born on +1929-05-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Ontario[4]. He died on +2015-10-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a university teacher[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Eric Wright's place of birth was South London[2].
  • Eric Wright died in Ontario[4].
  • Eric Wright was born on +1929-05-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Eric Wright died on +2015-10-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Eric Wright held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Eric Wright's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Eric Wright worked as a writer[7].
  • Eric Wright's field of work was literary activity[10].
  • Eric Wright's field of work was detective novel[11].
  • Among Eric Wright's employers was Toronto Metropolitan University[12].
  • Eric Wright was educated at University of Toronto[13].
  • Eric Wright was educated at University of Manitoba[14].
  • Eric Wright received the CWA New Blood Dagger[15].
  • Eric Wright is recorded as male[16].
  • Eric Wright's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Eric Wright's ISNI is recorded as 000000011007188X[18].
  • Eric Wright's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 116789957[19].
  • Eric Wright's GND ID is recorded as 1051237254[20].
  • Eric Wright's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90692114[21].
  • Eric Wright's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15091615n[22].
  • Eric Wright's IdRef ID is recorded as 093645767[23].
  • Eric Wright's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12372567[24].
  • Eric Wright's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00461478[25].
  • Eric Wright's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36300319[26].
  • Eric Wright's archives at is recorded as University of Toronto Archives & Records Management Services[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Eric Wright was born in South London[2]. He was born on +1929-05-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto[13], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1827[30], headquartered in Toronto[31] and University of Manitoba[14], a university in Manitoba[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1877[34], headquartered in Winnipeg[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[6] and writer[7]. Fields of work include literary activity[10] and detective novel[11], a novel genre[36]. Eric Wright was employed by Toronto Metropolitan University[12].

Recognition

Eric Wright received the CWA New Blood Dagger[15].

Death and Burial

Eric Wright died on +2015-10-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Ontario[4]. The cause of death was kidney cancer[37].

Why It Matters

Eric Wright ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Eric Wright born?

Born in South London[2], Eric Wright…

Where did Eric Wright die?

Eric Wright died in Ontario[4].

What did Eric Wright do for work?

Eric Wright worked as university teacher[6] and writer[7].

Where did Eric Wright go to school?

Eric Wright was educated at University of Toronto[13] and University of Manitoba[14].

What awards did Eric Wright receive?

Honors received include CWA New Blood Dagger[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . leavesandpages.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [37] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . baytoday.ca. baytoday.ca. Provenance: 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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