John Dickie

British author, historian and academic
Person human Q1562866
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John Dickie

Summary

John Dickie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dundee[2]. He was born on September 23, 1963[3]. He worked as a historian[4], university teacher[5], non-fiction writer[6], journalist[7], and romanist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Dickie was born in Dundee[2].
  • John Dickie was born on September 23, 1963[3].
  • John Dickie held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • John Dickie worked as a historian[4].
  • John Dickie's professions included university teacher[5].
  • John Dickie worked as a non-fiction writer[6].
  • John Dickie's professions included journalist[7].
  • John Dickie's professions included romanist[8].
  • John Dickie worked as a screenwriter[11].
  • John Dickie was employed by University College London[12].
  • John Dickie was educated at University of Sussex[13].
  • John Dickie's education included a stint at Pembroke College[14].
  • John Dickie's education included a stint at Loughborough Grammar School[15].
  • John Dickie is recorded as male[16].
  • John Dickie's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Dickie's family name is recorded as Dickie[18].
  • John Dickie's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Dickie's official website is recorded as http://www.johndickie.net[20].
  • John Dickie's official website is recorded as http://www.ucl.ac.uk/selcs/people/italian-staff/john-dickie[21].
  • John Dickie's official website is recorded as http://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=JDICK48[22].
  • John Dickie's academic thesis is recorded as Representations of the Mezzogiorno in post-unification Italy (1860-1900)[23].
  • John Dickie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Dickie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dundee[2], John Dickie… he was born on September 23, 1963[3].

Education

Educated at University of Sussex[13], a public research university[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1961[28], headquartered in Sussex House[29]; Pembroke College[14], a college of the University of Oxford[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1624[32], headquartered in Oxford[33]; and Loughborough Grammar School[15], a boarding school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1495[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], university teacher[5], non-fiction writer[6], journalist[7], romanist[8], and screenwriter[11]. Among John Dickie's employers was University College London[12].

Why It Matters

John Dickie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Dickie born?

John Dickie's place of birth was Dundee[2].

What did John Dickie do for work?

John Dickie worked as historian[4], university teacher[5], non-fiction writer[6], journalist[7], and romanist[8].

Where did John Dickie go to school?

John Dickie was educated at University of Sussex[13], Pembroke College[14], and Loughborough Grammar School[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . profiles.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved . profiles.ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0278723-Dickie-John
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  2. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation historian, university teacher, non-fiction writer +3
    Official website http://www.johndickie.net, http://www.ucl.ac.uk/selcs/people/italian-staff/john-dickie, http://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=JDICK48
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    Employer
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