Martin Crimp

British playwright and translator
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Martin Crimp

Summary

Martin Crimp is a human[1]. Born in Dartford[2], he… he was born on February 14, 1956[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], playwright[5], librettist[6], screenwriter[7], and translator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Martin Crimp's place of birth was Dartford[2].
  • Martin Crimp was born on February 14, 1956[3].
  • Martin Crimp held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Martin Crimp worked as a linguist[4].
  • Martin Crimp's professions included playwright[5].
  • Martin Crimp worked as a librettist[6].
  • Martin Crimp worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • Martin Crimp worked as a translator[8].
  • Martin Crimp's professions included composer[11].
  • Martin Crimp's field of work was drama[12].
  • Martin Crimp's field of work was translation[13].
  • Martin Crimp's field of work was linguistics[14].
  • Martin Crimp was educated at St Catharine's College[15].
  • Martin Crimp was educated at Pocklington School[16].
  • Martin Crimp received the John Whiting Award[17].
  • Martin Crimp is recorded as male[18].
  • Martin Crimp's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Martin Crimp's Commons category is recorded as Martin Crimp[20].
  • Martin Crimp's family name is recorded as Crimp[21].
  • Martin Crimp's given name is recorded as Martin[22].
  • Martin Crimp's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Martin Crimp's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Martin Crimp'}[24].
  • Martin Crimp's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q136402326[25].
  • Martin Crimp's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1956-02-14[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da69eac3-f8fb-44e5-9e22-e04a96174143[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Martin Crimp's place of birth was Dartford[2]. He was born on February 14, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at St Catharine's College[15], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1473[33] and Pocklington School[16], an independent school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1514[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], playwright[5], librettist[6], screenwriter[7], translator[8], and composer[11]. Fields of work include drama[12], a literary mode[37]; translation[13], an academic major[38]; and linguistics[14], an academic discipline[39].

Recognition

Martin Crimp received the John Whiting Award[17].

Why It Matters

Martin Crimp ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Martin Crimp born?

Martin Crimp was born in Dartford[2].

What did Martin Crimp do for work?

Martin Crimp worked as linguist[4], playwright[5], librettist[6], screenwriter[7], and translator[8].

Where did Martin Crimp go to school?

Martin Crimp was educated at St Catharine's College[15] and Pocklington School[16].

What awards did Martin Crimp receive?

Honors received include John Whiting Award[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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