Karen Maitland

British writer
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Karen Maitland

Summary

Karen Maitland is a human[1]. Born in United Kingdom[2], she… she was born on January 1, 1956[3]. She worked as a writer[4], lecturer[5], and editor[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Karen Maitland's place of birth was United Kingdom[2].
  • Karen Maitland was born on January 1, 1956[3].
  • Karen Maitland held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • English was Karen Maitland's native language[9].
  • Karen Maitland's professions included writer[4].
  • Karen Maitland's professions included lecturer[5].
  • Karen Maitland worked as an editor[6].
  • Karen Maitland's field of work was psycholinguistics[10].
  • Karen Maitland's field of work was creative writing[11].
  • Karen Maitland's field of work was lectorship[12].
  • Karen Maitland's field of work was literature[13].
  • Karen Maitland is recorded as female[14].
  • Karen Maitland's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Karen Maitland's genre is historical mystery[16].
  • Karen Maitland's genre is crime literature[17].
  • Karen Maitland's family name is recorded as Maitland[18].
  • Karen Maitland's given name is recorded as Karen[19].
  • Karen Maitland's official website is recorded as http://www.karenmaitland.com[20].
  • Karen Maitland's work location is recorded as Devon[21].
  • Karen Maitland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1956[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 62cac0b4-62f5-4d2d-8e1c-9206dd1388f9[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in United Kingdom[2], Karen Maitland… she was born on January 1, 1956[3]. English was her native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], lecturer[5], and editor[6]. Fields of work include psycholinguistics[10], a field of study[27]; creative writing[11], a field of study[28]; lectorship[12]; and literature[13], a type of arts[29].

Why It Matters

Karen Maitland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Karen Maitland born?

Karen Maitland's place of birth was United Kingdom[2].

What did Karen Maitland do for work?

Karen Maitland worked as writer[4], lecturer[5], and editor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . thecwa.co.uk. thecwa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, lecturer, editor
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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