Len Castle

Summary

Len Castle is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Auckland^[2]. He was born on +1924-12-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2011-10-01T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a photographer^[5], ceramicist^[6], and potter^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Len Castle's place of birth was Auckland^[2].
• Len Castle was born on +1924-12-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Len Castle died on +2011-10-01T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Among Len Castle's spouses was Nancy Pel^[9].
• Len Castle was married to Ruth Castle^[10].
• Len Castle held citizenship in New Zealand^[11].
• Len Castle's professions included photographer^[5].
• Len Castle worked as a ceramicist^[6].
• Len Castle worked as a potter^[7].
• Len Castle's education included a stint at University of Auckland^[12].
• Len Castle received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13].
• Len Castle received the Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit^[14].
• Len Castle received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal^[15].
• Len Castle received the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards^[16].
• Len Castle's image is recorded as Len Castle 1973 (cropped).jpg^[17].
• Len Castle is recorded as male^[18].
• Len Castle's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Len Castle's ISNI is recorded as 0000000374315542^[20].
• Len Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4441125^[21].
• Len Castle's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2003009056^[22].
• Len Castle's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500123894^[23].
• Len Castle's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16615660^[24].
• Len Castle's Commons category is recorded as Len Castle^[25].
• Len Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07gxl6^[26].
• Len Castle's family name is recorded as Castle^[27].

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Origins and Family

Len Castle's place of birth was Auckland^[2]. He was born on +1924-12-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Len Castle's education included a stint at University of Auckland^[12]. Studied under Bernard Leach^[28], a ceramicist^[29], 1887–1979^[30], of United Kingdom^[31], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[32], specialised in art pottery^[33] and Robert Nettleton Field^[34], a ceramicist^[35], 1899–1987^[36], of New Zealand^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer^[5], ceramicist^[6], and potter^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13], a grade of an order^[38], in United Kingdom^[39]; Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit^[14]; New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal^[15], an award^[40], in New Zealand^[41], founded in 1990^[42]; and Ockham New Zealand Book Awards^[16], a literary award^[43], in New Zealand^[44], founded in 1996^[45].

Personal Life

Spouses include Nancy Pel^[9], a writer^[46], of New Zealand^[47], awarded the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards^[48] and Ruth Castle^[10], a weaver^[49], b. 1931^[50], of New Zealand^[51].

Death and Burial

Len Castle died on +2011-10-01T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Len Castle ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[8] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Len Castle born?

Born in Auckland^[2], Len Castle…

Who was Len Castle married to?

Len Castle's spouses include Nancy Pel^[9] and Ruth Castle^[10].

What did Len Castle do for work?

Len Castle worked as photographer^[5], ceramicist^[6], and potter^[7].

Where did Len Castle go to school?

Len Castle was educated at University of Auckland^[12].

What awards did Len Castle receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13], Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit^[14], New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal^[15], and Ockham New Zealand Book Awards^[16].