John Dickson

Australian writer
Person human Q6229413
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Summary

John Dickson was born in Australia[1]. He has worked as a historian[2] and musician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[5]
  • Educated at: University of Sydney[6], Macquarie University[7], Australian University of Theology[8]
  • Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family name: Dickson[11]
  • Given name: John[12]
  • Official website: http://johndickson.org[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[14]
  • P14750: 00BA-4591-1B21-A36A-95F7[15]

Why It Matters

John Dickson is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was John Dickson born?

John Dickson's place of birth was Australia[1].

What did John Dickson do for work?

John Dickson worked as a historian[2] and musician[3].

Where did John Dickson go to school?

John Dickson was educated at University of Sydney[6], Macquarie University[7], and Australian University of Theology[8].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 173396135
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56442|batch #56442]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Europeana entity → agent/base/98731
    Imported from → —
    Family name → Dickson
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46380|batch #46380]]: HAND ID (3)"
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