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John Rodker

British writer and editor (1894–1955)
Person human Q1701598

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
December 18, 1894
Date of death
October 6, 1955
Place of birth
Manchester
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11]
Occupation
poet, publisher, translator, writer
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour[12]
Spouse
Mary Butts[8]
Child
J. Paul Morrison[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Archives at
Harry Ransom Center[14]
Family name
Rodker[15]
Given name
John[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center[18]
Writing language
English[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Rodker de Rodker ru Джон Родкер
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000117005594
VIAF cluster ID
117308892
Library of Congress authority ID
n84077698
GND ID
143879499
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rodker 2.jpg ↗
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
people/76455
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CONOR.SR ID
51832585
DDB person (GND) ID
143879499
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
143879499
FAST ID
1462551
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Freebase ID
/m/04nh7p
Geni.com profile ID
6000000051064946853
IdRef ID
030407354
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
143879499
Kallías ID
PE00605900
Libraries Australia ID
49784567
NLA Trove people ID
1495933
NUKAT ID
n2014079942
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000272736
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007310594505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810694574605606
National Virtual Library of India ID
760k (125k–760k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070620105
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100425975
SBN author ID
MILV114628
SNAC ARK ID
w6930v8k
Tabakalera ID
121090
UK National Archives ID
F46400
Wellcome Collection concept ID
tcpazanq
WikiTree person ID
Rodker-1
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/d6260886-0121-4444-9429-ccfabcd84c28

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
poet, translator, publisher
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Archives at 1
Harry Ransom Center
Award received 1
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Manchester
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Mary Butts
Spouses 1
Mary Butts
Writing language 1
English
← Publisher 1
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Summary

John Rodker was born on December 18, 1894[1], in Manchester[2]. He died on October 6, 1955[3]. He worked as a poet[4], publisher[5], translator[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was John Rodker born?

John Rodker's place of birth was Manchester[2].

Who was John Rodker married to?

John Rodker's spouses include Mary Butts[8].

What did John Rodker do for work?

John Rodker worked as a poet[4], publisher[5], translator[6], and writer[7].

What awards did John Rodker receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[12].

Related Entities

Manchester United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of birth → Manchester
    Citizenship → —
    Child → J. Paul Morrison
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