Iain Pears

British writer and art historian
Person human Q983568
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Summary

Iain Pears was born on August 8, 1955[1], in Coventry[2]. He has worked as an art historian[3], writer[4], and journalist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,393 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Educated at: Wadham College[8], Wolfson College[9], University of Oxford[10]
  • Notable work: An Instance of the Fingerpost[11], The Dream of Scipio[12], Stone's Fall[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Family name: Pears[15]
  • Given name: Iain[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Iain Pears[17]
  • Nominated for: Arthur C. Clarke Award[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Name in native language: Iain Pears[20]
  • Start of work period: 1990[21]

Why It Matters

Iain Pears has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Works attributed to him include The Dream of Scipio[24], a written work[25].

FAQs

Where was Iain Pears born?

Iain Pears's place of birth was Coventry[2].

What did Iain Pears do for work?

Iain Pears worked as an art historian[3], writer[4], and journalist[5].

Where did Iain Pears go to school?

Iain Pears was educated at Wadham College[8], Wolfson College[9], and University of Oxford[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Who's Who. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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