Lat

Malaysian cartoonist
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Lat

Summary

Lat is a human[1]. He was born in Kota Bharu[2]. He was born on +1951-03-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a cartoonist[4], comics artist[5], and comics writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,116 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lat's place of birth was Kota Bharu[2].
  • Lat was born on +1951-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lat held citizenship in Malaysia[8].
  • Lat is identified as part of the Malays ethnic group[9].
  • Lat's professions included cartoonist[4].
  • Lat's professions included comics artist[5].
  • Lat worked as a comics writer[6].
  • Lat's education included a stint at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Lat is The Kampung Boy[11].
  • Lat received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize[12].
  • Lat received the Asia's Most Influential Malaysia[13].
  • Lat received the national historic living human of Malaysia[14].
  • Lat's religion is recorded as Islam[15].
  • Lat was influenced by Frank Dickens[16].
  • Lat's image is recorded as An Afternoon with Lat 03 cropped.jpg[17].
  • Lat is recorded as male[18].
  • Lat's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Lat's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108910592[20].
  • Lat's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41854761[21].
  • Lat's GND ID is recorded as 137006640[22].
  • Lat's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80059737[23].
  • Lat's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120284377[24].
  • Lat's IdRef ID is recorded as 02845197X[25].
  • Lat's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02662797[26].
  • Lat's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1011523[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kota Bharu[2], Lat… he was born on +1951-03-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Malays ethnic group[9].

Education

Lat's education included a stint at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cartoonist[4], comics artist[5], and comics writer[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Lat is The Kampung Boy[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize[12], a cultural prize[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1989[30]; Asia's Most Influential Malaysia[13]; and national historic living human of Malaysia[14].

Personal Life

Lat's religion is recorded as Islam[15].

Why It Matters

Lat ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,116 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to him include The Kampung Boy[33], a literary work[34], written by him[35].

FAQs

Where was Lat born?

Born in Kota Bharu[2], Lat…

What did Lat do for work?

Lat worked as cartoonist[4], comics artist[5], and comics writer[6].

Where did Lat go to school?

Lat was educated at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson[10].

What awards did Lat receive?

Honors received include Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize[12], Asia's Most Influential Malaysia[13], and national historic living human of Malaysia[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . merdekaaward.my. Retrieved . merdekaaward.my. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . fukuoka-prize.org. Retrieved . fukuoka-prize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . firstsecondbooks.com. Retrieved . firstsecondbooks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . firstsecondbooks.com. Retrieved . firstsecondbooks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . firstsecondbooks.com. Retrieved . firstsecondbooks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . theborneopost.com. Retrieved . theborneopost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . fukuoka-prize.org. Retrieved . fukuoka-prize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . tatlerasia.com. Retrieved . tatlerasia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . heritage.gov.my. Retrieved . heritage.gov.my. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . theborneopost.com. Retrieved . theborneopost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] . firstsecondbooks.typepad.com. Retrieved . firstsecondbooks.typepad.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . 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. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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