Margaret Wild

Australian children's writer
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Margaret Wild

Summary

Margaret Wild is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Eshowe[2]. She was born on January 1, 1948[3]. She worked as a writer[4], children's writer[5], and journalist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Margaret Wild's place of birth was Eshowe[2].
  • Margaret Wild was born in Johannesburg[8].
  • Born in South Africa[9], Margaret Wild…
  • Margaret Wild was born on January 1, 1948[3].
  • Margaret Wild was born on April 24, 1948[10].
  • Margaret Wild held citizenship in South Africa[11].
  • English was Margaret Wild's native language[12].
  • Margaret Wild worked as a writer[4].
  • Margaret Wild worked as a children's writer[5].
  • Margaret Wild worked as a journalist[6].
  • Margaret Wild's field of work was children's and young adult literature[13].
  • Margaret Wild received the Zilveren Zoen[14].
  • Margaret Wild received the Nan Chauncy Award[15].
  • Margaret Wild is recorded as female[16].
  • Margaret Wild's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Margaret Wild's family name is recorded as Wild[18].
  • Margaret Wild's given name is recorded as Margaret[19].
  • Margaret Wild's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[20].
  • Margaret Wild's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Margaret Wild's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[22].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Eshowe[2], a town[23], in South Africa[24], founded in 1880[25]; Johannesburg[8], a city[26], in South Africa[27], founded in 1886[28]; and South Africa[9], a sovereign state[29], in South Africa[30], founded in 1910[31]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1948[3] and April 24, 1948[10]. English was Margaret Wild's native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], children's writer[5], and journalist[6]. Margaret Wild's field of work was children's and young adult literature[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Zilveren Zoen[14], a young adult literature award[32], in Netherlands[33] and Nan Chauncy Award[15], an award[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1983[36].

Why It Matters

Margaret Wild ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Wild born?

Margaret Wild's place of birth was Eshowe[2].

What did Margaret Wild do for work?

Margaret Wild worked as writer[4], children's writer[5], and journalist[6].

What awards did Margaret Wild receive?

Honors received include Zilveren Zoen[14] and Nan Chauncy Award[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . cbca.org.au. Retrieved . cbca.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . 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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  1. 16h ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Eshowe, Johannesburg, South Africa
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  2. 1d ago · JudithShe · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goodreads author id 35503
    Place of birth Eshowe, Johannesburg, South Africa
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  3. 8d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Eshowe, Johannesburg, South Africa
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  4. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Eshowe, Johannesburg, South Africa
    Educated at ['Q127990', 'Q1753535']
    Occupation writer, children's writer, journalist
    Residence Q3130
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  5. 16d ago · Umar2z · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received Zilveren Zoen, Nan Chauncy Award
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  6. 17d ago · Umar2z · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship South Africa
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  7. 26d ago · Nadoz2000 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Eshowe, Johannesburg, South Africa
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