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Guy Lyon Playfair

British parapsychologist (1935–2018)
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Guy Lyon Playfair

Summary

Guy Lyon Playfair is a human[1]. Born in Quetta[2], he… he was born on +1935-04-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +2018-04-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #7,219 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Guy Lyon Playfair was born in Quetta[2].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair died in London[4].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair was born on +1935-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair died on +2018-04-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's professions included writer[6].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair worked as a journalist[7].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's field of work was parapsychology[10].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair is recorded as male[11].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's ISNI is recorded as 000000011041351X[13].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17228077[14].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's GND ID is recorded as 1158088817[15].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50019938[16].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119200306[17].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's IdRef ID is recorded as 02707627X[18].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1994090[19].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q7y31[20].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0056821[21].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's given name is recorded as Guy[22].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX977854[23].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 072428880[24].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's NUKAT ID is recorded as n96303418[25].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Guy Lyon Playfair's National Library of Greece ID is recorded as 91081[27].

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Origins and Family

Guy Lyon Playfair's place of birth was Quetta[2]. He was born on +1935-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and journalist[7]. Guy Lyon Playfair's field of work was parapsychology[10].

Death and Burial

Guy Lyon Playfair died on +2018-04-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Guy Lyon Playfair ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #7,219 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Guy Lyon Playfair born?

Guy Lyon Playfair was born in Quetta[2].

Where did Guy Lyon Playfair die?

Guy Lyon Playfair died in London[4].

What did Guy Lyon Playfair do for work?

Guy Lyon Playfair worked as writer[6] and journalist[7].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . europaranormal.com. europaranormal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . europaranormal.com. europaranormal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . europaranormal.com. europaranormal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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