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Ken Duncum

New Zealand writer and university teacher
Person Human Q6387552

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
1959
Place of birth
Napier
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[6]
Occupation
screenwriter, university teacher, poet
Employer
Victoria University of Wellington[7]
Educated at
Victoria University of Wellington, Rotorua Boys' High School, University of Waikato[8][9][10]
Award received
Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship (2009)[19]
Doctoral student
Marian Evans, Gavin Rodney McGibbon, Alison McLachlan[21][22][23]
Family name
Duncum[24]
Given name
Ken[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[26]
Student
Arnette Makimou Arapai, James Bagshaw, Richard Finn, Tom Goulter, Sophie Jerram, Nicolette Partsch, Leilani Unasa, Jonathan Thompson[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ken Duncum
🔖 Identifiers · 12
ISNI
0000000044364747
VIAF cluster ID
58799514
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004094292
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
DuncumKen1959-
Europeana entity
agent/base/118428
Freebase ID
/m/09g7tb1
HAND ID
4ED9-B574-665D-FA5C-40CE
IMDb ID
nm1486442
NZ On Screen person ID
ken-duncum
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura writer ID
duncum-ken
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJt8ktyKMT8Fxpjp96HKVC
Yale LUX ID
person/283593df-717f-4fb2-827c-8b3ce77a9746

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Summary

Ken Duncum was born on January 1, 1959[1], in Napier[2]. He has worked as a screenwriter[3], university teacher[4], and poet[5].

FAQs

Where was Ken Duncum born?

Ken Duncum was born in Napier[2].

What did Ken Duncum do for work?

Ken Duncum worked as a screenwriter[3], university teacher[4], and poet[5].

Where did Ken Duncum go to school?

Ken Duncum was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[8], Rotorua Boys' High School[9], and University of Waikato[10].

What awards did Ken Duncum receive?

Honors received include Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . read-nz.org. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . read-nz.org. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . read-nz.org. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . read-nz.org. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . read-nz.org. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . read-nz.org. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved . people.wgtn.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . read-nz.org. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . read-nz.org. Retrieved . read-nz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [18] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Duncum
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60746: family names thesis project"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ken
    Student → Arnette Makimou Arapai, James Bagshaw, Richard Finn +1
    Europeana entity → agent/base/118428
    HAND ID → 4ED9-B574-665D-FA5C-40CE
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
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