Linda Spalding

Canadian writer
Person human Q6551984
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Linda Spalding

Summary

Linda Spalding is a human[1]. She was born in Topeka[2]. She was born on +1943-06-25T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a novelist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Linda Spalding's place of birth was Topeka[2].
  • Linda Spalding was born on +1943-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Linda Spalding's spouses was Michael Ondaatje[6].
  • Linda Spalding held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Linda Spalding's professions included novelist[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Linda Spalding is A Dark Place in the Jungle: Following Leakey's Last Angel into Borneo[8].
  • Linda Spalding received the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[9].
  • Linda Spalding received the Governor General's Literary Awards[10].
  • Linda Spalding's image is recorded as Linda Spalding - Eden Mills Writers Festival - 2012 (DanH-4210) (cropped).jpg[11].
  • Linda Spalding is recorded as female[12].
  • Linda Spalding's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Linda Spalding's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073668192[14].
  • Linda Spalding's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69167348[15].
  • Linda Spalding's GND ID is recorded as 123263778[16].
  • Linda Spalding's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87802467[17].
  • Linda Spalding's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14537189r[18].
  • Linda Spalding's IdRef ID is recorded as 078068274[19].
  • Linda Spalding's Commons category is recorded as Linda Spalding[20].
  • Linda Spalding's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bhfjc[21].
  • Linda Spalding's family name is recorded as Spalding[22].
  • Linda Spalding's given name is recorded as Linda[23].
  • Linda Spalding's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 12463589X[24].
  • Linda Spalding's NUKAT ID is recorded as n99711113[25].
  • Linda Spalding's FAST ID is recorded as 189390[26].
  • Linda Spalding's Europeana entity is recorded as agent/base/82323[27].

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Origins and Family

Linda Spalding was born in Topeka[2]. She was born on +1943-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Linda Spalding's professions included novelist[4].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Linda Spalding is A Dark Place in the Jungle: Following Leakey's Last Angel into Borneo[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[9], a class of award[28], in Canada[29] and Governor General's Literary Awards[10], a literary award[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1936[32].

Personal Life

Among Linda Spalding's spouses was Michael Ondaatje[6].

Why It Matters

Linda Spalding ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Linda Spalding born?

Linda Spalding's place of birth was Topeka[2].

Who was Linda Spalding married to?

Linda Spalding's spouses include Michael Ondaatje[6].

What did Linda Spalding do for work?

Linda Spalding worked as novelist[4].

What awards did Linda Spalding receive?

Honors received include Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[9] and Governor General's Literary Awards[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . livresgg.ca. Retrieved . livresgg.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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