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Helen Waddell

Irish poet (1889–1965)
Person Human Q540168

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[21]
Date of birth
May 31, 1889, 1895[11]
Date of death
March 5, 1965
Place of birth
Tokyo, Tokyo[10]
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[12]
Occupation
poet, author, translator, writer, prose writer, playwright, literary critic[13][14]
Field of work
poetry, literary activity, translating activity[15][16][17]
Educated at
Somerville College[18]
Award received
Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[19]
Sibling
Rutherford Mayne[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, French[27][28]
Archives at
Queen's University Belfast, National Library of Wales[22][23]
Described by source
A historical dictionary of British women[26]
Family name
Waddell[24]
Given name
Helen[25]
Member of
Medieval Academy of America[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Helen Jane Waddell en Helen Waddell cs Helena Waddellová cs Helen Jane Waddell de Helen Jane Waddell zh 海伦·沃德尔
🔖 Identifiers · 87
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Angelicum ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
2228
British Museum person or institution ID
50077
CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
20412259
CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119474379
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
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Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
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EBAF authority ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Hyperion Records person ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
11218
Irish playography person ID
37232
J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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LiederNet author ID
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MMB ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000138954
National Library of Latvia ID
000034057
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810610897605606
National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5109885, XX1485355
National Virtual Library of India ID
873619
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071426701
Online Books Page author ID
Waddell, Helen, 1889-1965
Open Library ID
OL607039A
Open Plaques subject ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
24261
Orlando author ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
36670
Oxford Reference overview ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Penguin Random House author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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Ricorso author ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Teresianum authority ID
111484
UK National Archives ID
F39205
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
38497
Unz Review author ID
WaddellHelen
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10160427
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/257899
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
23297
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, poet, author, playwright, translator, prose writer
Archives at 2
Queen's University Belfast, National Library of Wales
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Place of birth 2
Tokyo, Tokyo
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Somerville College
Field of work 1
poetry
Given name 1
Helen
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Medieval Academy of America
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
female
← FactGrid item ID 1
Tokyo
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Summary

Helen Waddell was born on May 31, 1889[1], in Tokyo[2]. She died on March 5, 1965[3], in London[4]. She worked as a poet[5], author[6], translator[7], writer[8], and prose writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Helen Waddell born?

Helen Waddell was born in Tokyo[2].

Where did Helen Waddell die?

Helen Waddell passed away in London[4].

What did Helen Waddell do for work?

Helen Waddell worked as a poet[5], author[6], translator[7], writer[8], and prose writer[9].

Where did Helen Waddell go to school?

Helen Waddell was educated at Somerville College[18].

What awards did Helen Waddell receive?

Honors received include Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[19].

Related Entities

London National Library of Wales poetry United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . ulsterhistory.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . qub.ac.uk. Retrieved . qub.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . A historical dictionary of British women. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WikiTree person ID → Waddell-3935
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 12w ago · Spinster300 · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Lithuania ID → LNB:Daj/;=Bq
    RILM ID → 271120
    "Created claim: RILM ID: 271120, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  3. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0454557-Waddell-Helen-18891965
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0454557-Waddell-Helen-18891965, batch #259496"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, author, translator +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32117: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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