Margaret Yorke

British writer (1924-2012)
Person human Q116133
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Margaret Yorke

Summary

Margaret Yorke is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Surrey[2]. She was born on January 30, 1924[3]. She died in Long Crendon[4]. She died on November 17, 2012[5]. She worked as a novelist[6], writer[7], and librarian[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Surrey[2], Margaret Yorke…
  • Margaret Yorke died in Long Crendon[4].
  • Margaret Yorke was born on January 30, 1924[3].
  • Margaret Yorke died on November 17, 2012[5].
  • Margaret Yorke held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Margaret Yorke held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • Margaret Yorke worked as a novelist[6].
  • Margaret Yorke's professions included writer[7].
  • Margaret Yorke's professions included librarian[8].
  • Margaret Yorke's field of work was creative and professional writing[12].
  • Margaret Yorke's field of work was detective literature[13].
  • Margaret Yorke was educated at Prior's Field School[14].
  • Margaret Yorke received the Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation[15].
  • Margaret Yorke received the Cartier Diamond Dagger[16].
  • Margaret Yorke is recorded as female[17].
  • Margaret Yorke's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Margaret Yorke's family name is recorded as Yorke[19].
  • Margaret Yorke's given name is recorded as Margaret[20].
  • Margaret Yorke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: GB[23]

  • Began / founded: 1924-01-30[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-11-17[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fdab6057-4a36-41d9-a039-0b46a5faad15[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Margaret Yorke was born in Surrey[2]. She was born on January 30, 1924[3].

Education

Margaret Yorke was educated at Prior's Field School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[6], writer[7], and librarian[8]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[12], an academic discipline[27] and detective literature[13], a literary genre[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation[15], a literary award[29], in Sweden[30], founded in 1971[31] and Cartier Diamond Dagger[16], a literary award[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1986[34].

Death and Burial

Margaret Yorke died on November 17, 2012[5]. She died in Long Crendon[4].

Why It Matters

Margaret Yorke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Yorke born?

Born in Surrey[2], Margaret Yorke…

Where did Margaret Yorke die?

Margaret Yorke passed away in Long Crendon[4].

What did Margaret Yorke do for work?

Margaret Yorke worked as novelist[6], writer[7], and librarian[8].

Where did Margaret Yorke go to school?

Margaret Yorke was educated at Prior's Field School[14].

What awards did Margaret Yorke receive?

Honors received include Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation[15] and Cartier Diamond Dagger[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Google Books. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Babelio. Retrieved . babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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