Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye

Novelist, essayist and poet (1928-2015)
Person human Q4358032
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Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye

Summary

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye is a human[1]. She was born in Southampton[2]. She was born on +1928-10-21T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Nairobi[4]. She died on +2015-12-01T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a writer[6], poet[7], essayist[8], and novelist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's place of birth was Southampton[2].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye passed away in Nairobi[4].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye was born on +1928-10-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye died on +2015-12-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye held citizenship in Kenya[11].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's professions included writer[6].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's professions included poet[7].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye worked as an essayist[8].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's professions included novelist[9].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's field of work was essay[12].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's education included a stint at Royal Holloway, University of London[13].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's image is recorded as A young Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye.jpg[14].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye is recorded as female[15].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083705807[17].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33111942[18].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's GND ID is recorded as 130678856[19].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85156671[20].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12198718d[21].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's IdRef ID is recorded as 060083492[22].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12867049[23].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35404623[24].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05y041s[25].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's given name is recorded as Marjorie[26].
  • Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073007102[27].

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Origins and Family

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's place of birth was Southampton[2]. She was born on +1928-10-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye was educated at Royal Holloway, University of London[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], poet[7], essayist[8], and novelist[9]. Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's field of work was essay[12].

Death and Burial

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye died on +2015-12-01T00:00:00Z[5]. She died in Nairobi[4].

Why It Matters

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye born?

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's place of birth was Southampton[2].

Where did Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye die?

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye died in Nairobi[4].

What did Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye do for work?

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye worked as writer[6], poet[7], essayist[8], and novelist[9].

Where did Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye go to school?

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye was educated at Royal Holloway, University of London[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Third World Women's Literatures. wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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