Marie-Louise Gay

Canadian illustrator, picture book author and children's writer (born 1952)
Person human Q3292066
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Marie-Louise Gay

Summary

Marie-Louise Gay is a human[1]. She was born in Quebec City[2]. She was born on June 17, 1952[3]. She worked as a writer[4], children's writer[5], picture book writer[6], and illustrator[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Quebec City[2], Marie-Louise Gay…
  • Marie-Louise Gay was born on June 17, 1952[3].
  • Marie-Louise Gay was born on August 17, 1952[9].
  • Marie-Louise Gay held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • French was Marie-Louise Gay's native language[11].
  • Marie-Louise Gay worked as a writer[4].
  • Marie-Louise Gay worked as a children's writer[5].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's professions included picture book writer[6].
  • Marie-Louise Gay worked as an illustrator[7].
  • Marie-Louise Gay received the Alvine-Bélisle Prize[12].
  • Marie-Louise Gay received the Alvine-Bélisle Prize[13].
  • Marie-Louise Gay received the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books[14].
  • Marie-Louise Gay received the Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature[15].
  • Marie-Louise Gay received the Q137781936[16].
  • Marie-Louise Gay is recorded as female[17].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's Commons category is recorded as Marie-Louise Gay[19].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's family name is recorded as Gay[20].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's given name is recorded as Marie-Louise[21].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's work location is recorded as Vancouver[22].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's work location is recorded as Montreal[23].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[24].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[26].
  • Marie-Louise Gay's artist files at is recorded as Université du Québec à Montréal[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Marie-Louise Gay's place of birth was Quebec City[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 17, 1952[3] and August 17, 1952[9]. French was her native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], children's writer[5], picture book writer[6], and illustrator[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Alvine-Bélisle Prize[12], a literary award[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1974[30]; E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books[14], a class of award[31], in United States[32]; Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature[15]; and Q137781936[16], a category of a literary award[33], in Quebec[34], founded in 2014[35].

Why It Matters

Marie-Louise Gay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Marie-Louise Gay born?

Marie-Louise Gay's place of birth was Quebec City[2].

What did Marie-Louise Gay do for work?

Marie-Louise Gay worked as writer[4], children's writer[5], picture book writer[6], and illustrator[7].

What awards did Marie-Louise Gay receive?

Honors received include Alvine-Bélisle Prize[12], Alvine-Bélisle Prize[13], E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books[14], and Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . fmdoc.org. Retrieved . fmdoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . fmdoc.org. Retrieved . fmdoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . qwf.org. qwf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . prixdeslibraires.qc.ca. prixdeslibraires.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. 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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Native language French
    Place of birth Quebec City
    Library of congress authority id n85319826
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