Mark Williams

New Zealand poet, writer, academic critic and editor
Person human Q6770368
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Mark Williams

Summary

Mark Williams is a human[1]. He was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a writer[3], poet[4], university teacher[5], and literary historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mark Williams was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Mark Williams was born on +1951-10-12T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Mark Williams held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Mark Williams's professions included writer[3].
  • Mark Williams's professions included poet[4].
  • Mark Williams's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Mark Williams worked as a literary historian[6].
  • Mark Williams's field of work was New Zealand literature[10].
  • Mark Williams's field of work was poetry[11].
  • Mark Williams's field of work was literary activity[12].
  • Mark Williams held the position of professor emeritus[13].
  • Mark Williams was employed by Victoria University of Wellington[14].
  • Mark Williams was employed by Australian National University[15].
  • Mark Williams was educated at University of Auckland[16].
  • Mark Williams was educated at St Peter's College[17].
  • A notable student of Mark Williams was Hamish Clayton[18].
  • A notable student of Mark Williams was Erin Scudder[19].
  • Mark Williams is recorded as male[20].
  • Mark Williams's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Mark Williams supervised Michalia Arathimos as a doctoral student[22].
  • Mark Williams supervised Hamish Clayton as a doctoral student[23].
  • Mark Williams supervised Sally Blundell as a doctoral student[24].
  • Mark Williams supervised Melissa Kennedy as a doctoral student[25].
  • Mark Williams supervised Mehdy Sedaghat Payam as a doctoral student[26].
  • Mark Williams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000113648226[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1951-10-12T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Educated at University of Auckland[16], a public university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Auckland City[31] and St Peter's College[17], a secondary school[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1939[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3], poet[4], university teacher[5], and literary historian[6]. Fields of work include New Zealand literature[10], an academic discipline[35]; poetry[11], a literary form[36]; and literary activity[12]. Employers include Victoria University of Wellington[14], a public university[37], in New Zealand[38], founded in 1897[39], headquartered in Wellington[40] and Australian National University[15], a public university[41], in Australia[42], founded in 1946[43], headquartered in Canberra[44]. Mark Williams held the position of professor emeritus[13]. Notable students include Hamish Clayton[18], an author[45], b. 1977[46], of New Zealand[47] and Erin Scudder[19], a poet[48]. Doctoral students include Michalia Arathimos[22], a writer[49], of New Zealand[50]; Hamish Clayton[23], an author[51], b. 1977[52], of New Zealand[53]; Sally Blundell[24], a journalist[54]; Melissa Kennedy[25], a researcher[55]; and Mehdy Sedaghat Payam[26].

Why It Matters

Mark Williams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Mark Williams do for work?

Mark Williams worked as writer[3], poet[4], university teacher[5], and literary historian[6].

Where did Mark Williams go to school?

Mark Williams was educated at University of Auckland[16] and St Peter's College[17].

References

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  25. [19] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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