Lloyd Jones

New Zealand writer
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Lloyd Jones

Summary

Lloyd Jones is a human[1]. Born in Lower Hutt[2], he… he was born on March 23, 1955[3]. He worked as a novelist[4] and writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lloyd Jones's place of birth was Lower Hutt[2].
  • Lloyd Jones was born on March 23, 1955[3].
  • A child of Lloyd Jones was Sam Duckor-Jones[7].
  • Lloyd Jones held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Lloyd Jones's professions included novelist[4].
  • Lloyd Jones's professions included writer[5].
  • Lloyd Jones was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[9].
  • Lloyd Jones was educated at Hutt Valley High School[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Lloyd Jones is Mister Pip[11].
  • Lloyd Jones received the Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12].
  • Lloyd Jones received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)[13].
  • Lloyd Jones is recorded as male[14].
  • Lloyd Jones's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Lloyd Jones's Commons category is recorded as Lloyd Jones (writer)[16].
  • Lloyd Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[17].
  • Lloyd Jones's given name is recorded as Lloyd[18].
  • Lloyd Jones's relative is recorded as Bob Brockie[19].
  • Lloyd Jones's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[20].
  • Lloyd Jones's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Lloyd Jones's different from is recorded as Lloyd Jones[22].
  • Lloyd Jones's sibling is recorded as Bob Jones[23].

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[24]

  • Country: NZ[25]

  • Began / founded: 1955-03-23[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7e162d8c-c7ea-4cc5-bb97-057e548d7834[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Lloyd Jones's place of birth was Lower Hutt[2]. He was born on March 23, 1955[3].

Education

Educated at Victoria University of Wellington[9], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1897[30], headquartered in Wellington[31] and Hutt Valley High School[10], a secondary school[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1926[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4] and writer[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Lloyd Jones is Mister Pip[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12] and Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)[13], a class of award[35], in New Zealand[36].

Personal Life

A child of Lloyd Jones was Sam Duckor-Jones[7].

Why It Matters

Lloyd Jones ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

Works attributed to him include Mister Pip[38], a literary work[39].

FAQs

Where was Lloyd Jones born?

Born in Lower Hutt[2], Lloyd Jones…

What did Lloyd Jones do for work?

Lloyd Jones worked as novelist[4] and writer[5].

Where did Lloyd Jones go to school?

Lloyd Jones was educated at Victoria University of Wellington[9] and Hutt Valley High School[10].

What awards did Lloyd Jones receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature[12] and Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . anzliterature.com. anzliterature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . creativenz.govt.nz. creativenz.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . pointofordernz.wordpress.com. Retrieved . pointofordernz.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . 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. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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