Finlay J. MacDonald

Scottish journalist and radio and television producer and writer
Person human Q5450534
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Finlay J. MacDonald

Summary

Finlay J. MacDonald is a human[1]. Born in Scarista[2], he… he was born on +1925-07-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1987-10-14T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], editor[6], television presenter[7], radio personality[8], and television producer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Finlay J. MacDonald was born in Scarista[2].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald was born on +1925-07-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald died on +1987-10-14T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's professions included journalist[5].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's professions included editor[6].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's professions included television presenter[7].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's professions included radio personality[8].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald worked as a television producer[9].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald was employed by BBC Scotland[13].
  • Among Finlay J. MacDonald's employers was Gairm[14].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald was educated at University of Edinburgh[15].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald is recorded as male[16].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063543011[18].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65369809[19].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82234132[20].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2954093[21].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05ydp01[22].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's family name is recorded as MacDonald[23].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's given name is recorded as Finlay[24].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074244531[25].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Scottish Gaelic[26].
  • Finlay J. MacDonald's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Finlay J. MacDonald's place of birth was Scarista[2]. He was born on +1925-07-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Finlay J. MacDonald's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[5], editor[6], television presenter[7], radio personality[8], and television producer[9]. Employers include BBC Scotland[13], a public broadcaster[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1992[30], headquartered in Glasgow[31] and Gairm[14], a magazine[32], founded in 1951[33].

Death and Burial

Finlay J. MacDonald died on +1987-10-14T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Finlay J. MacDonald ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Finlay J. MacDonald born?

Born in Scarista[2], Finlay J. MacDonald…

What did Finlay J. MacDonald do for work?

Finlay J. MacDonald worked as journalist[5], editor[6], television presenter[7], radio personality[8], and television producer[9].

Where did Finlay J. MacDonald go to school?

Finlay J. MacDonald was educated at University of Edinburgh[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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