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Martin Boyd

novelist, autobiographer (1893-1972)
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Martin Boyd
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
June 10, 1893
Date of death
June 3, 1972
Place of birth
Lucerne
Place of death
Rome, London[8]
Country of citizenship
English people[11]
Occupation
writer, poet, biographer
Field of work
literature, poetry, autobiography[12][13][14]
Educated at
Trinity Grammar School Kew[15]
Father
Arthur Merric Boyd[10]
Sibling
Penleigh Boyd[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Boyd[17]
Given name
Martin[18]
Place of burial
Protestant Cemetery, Rome[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Martin Boyd en Martin Mills cs Walter Beckett he מרטין בויד ja マーティン・ボイド ru Мартин Бойд zh 马丁·博伊德
🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
0000000368624170, 000000011970599X, 0000000368624162
VIAF cluster ID
14855320
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50043137
GND ID
118659626
American Academy in Rome ID
12411320
Artnet artist ID
martin-abeckett-boyd
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
boyd-martin-a-beckett-9559
BIBSYS ID
90241779
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123925836
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
boyd-martin-a-beckett
CBDB.cz author ID
78411
CONOR.SI ID
205410403
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CiNii Research ID
1980867909749790084
DDB person (GND) ID
118659626
De Agostini ID
Mills,+Martin
Encyclopedia of Melbourne ID
EM03034b
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Martin-Boyd
FAST ID
14855
Freebase ID
/m/0c5h_x
Goodreads author ID
714830
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Martin_à_Beckett_Boyd
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
9081
IdRef ID
05582305X
Invaluable.com person ID
7ohqhm0oc7
J9U entity ID
987007431568105171
Kallías ID
PE00587917
Libraries Australia ID
35021000
Libris-URI
rp355w190dhzttc
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07797487
NE.se ID
martin-boyd
NL CR AUT ID
mub20231182905
NLA Trove people ID
458766, 1467964
NNDB people ID
129/000114784
NUKAT ID
n94301842
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070354014
Open Library ID
OL559413A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
73288
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095522394
People Australia ID
9559
RERO ID (legacy)
A003034972
SBN author ID
RAVV023641
SELIBR ID
178869
SHARE Catalogue author ID
438793
SNAC ARK ID
w61r728s
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
514
Treccani ID
martin-boyd
UOM ID
82101
WikiTree person ID
Boyd-12180
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCRdJGTCKtRMhWd8bDbd
Yale LUX ID
person/c9a4d6ed-8844-4121-9edc-6c5c06a17dd3

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Summary

Martin Boyd was born on June 10, 1893[1], in Lucerne[2]. He died on June 3, 1972[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], and biographer[7].

FAQs

Where was Martin Boyd born?

Martin Boyd's place of birth was Lucerne[2].

Where did Martin Boyd die?

Martin Boyd passed away in Rome[4].

Who were Martin Boyd's parents?

Martin Boyd's father was Arthur Merric Boyd[10].

What did Martin Boyd do for work?

Martin Boyd worked as a writer[5], poet[6], and biographer[7].

Where did Martin Boyd go to school?

Martin Boyd was educated at Trinity Grammar School Kew[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Rome, London
    J9U entity ID → 987007431568105171
    Hrvatska enciklopedija ID → 9081
    Libraries Australia ID → 35021000
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