Lillian Allen

Canadian dub poet (born 1951)
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Lillian Allen

Summary

Lillian Allen is a human[1]. Born in Jamaica[2], she… she was born on April 5, 1951[3]. She worked as a poet[4], musician[5], and writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Jamaica[2], Lillian Allen…
  • Lillian Allen was born on April 5, 1951[3].
  • Lillian Allen held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Lillian Allen worked as a poet[4].
  • Lillian Allen's professions included musician[5].
  • Lillian Allen worked as a writer[6].
  • Lillian Allen's education included a stint at City University of New York[9].
  • Lillian Allen's education included a stint at York University[10].
  • Lillian Allen received the Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year[11].
  • Lillian Allen received the Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year[12].
  • Lillian Allen is recorded as female[13].
  • Lillian Allen's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Lillian Allen's genre is reggae[15].
  • Lillian Allen's Commons category is recorded as Lillian Allen[16].
  • Lillian Allen's residence is recorded as Toronto[17].
  • Lillian Allen's family name is recorded as Allen[18].
  • Lillian Allen's given name is recorded as Lillian[19].
  • Lillian Allen's official website is recorded as https://lillianallen.ca[20].
  • Lillian Allen's described at URL is recorded as https://vtape.org/artist?ai=12[21].
  • Lillian Allen's web feed URL is recorded as https://lillianallen.ca/feed/[22].
  • Lillian Allen's described by source is recorded as Vtape Video Catalogue[23].
  • Lillian Allen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Lillian Allen's start of work period is recorded as 1969[25].
  • Lillian Allen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism[26].
  • Lillian Allen's has works in the collection is recorded as Vtape[27].

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[28]

  • Country: CA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1951-04-05[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 69ab7c18-3e72-40a4-b719-1cbce4905a42[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Jamaica[2], Lillian Allen… she was born on April 5, 1951[3].

Education

Educated at City University of New York[9], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1961[34], headquartered in New York City[35] and York University[10], a university[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1959[38], headquartered in Toronto[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], musician[5], and writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year[11], a class of award[40], in Canada[41].

Why It Matters

Lillian Allen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Lillian Allen born?

Lillian Allen's place of birth was Jamaica[2].

What did Lillian Allen do for work?

Lillian Allen worked as poet[4], musician[5], and writer[6].

Where did Lillian Allen go to school?

Lillian Allen was educated at City University of New York[9] and York University[10].

What awards did Lillian Allen receive?

Honors received include Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year[11] and Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . jamaica-gleaner.com. jamaica-gleaner.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Vtape Video Catalogue. Retrieved . vtape.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . vtape.org. Retrieved . vtape.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Vtape Video Catalogue. Retrieved . vtape.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Occupation poet, musician, writer
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