Martin Fido

British writer (1939–2019)
Person human Q5729795
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Martin Fido

Summary

Martin Fido is a human[1]. He was born in Penzance[2]. He was born on October 18, 1939[3]. He died on April 2, 2019[4]. He worked as a writer[5], university teacher[6], and animator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Martin Fido's place of birth was Penzance[2].
  • Martin Fido was born on October 18, 1939[3].
  • Martin Fido died on April 2, 2019[4].
  • Martin Fido held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Martin Fido's professions included writer[5].
  • Martin Fido worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Martin Fido worked as an animator[7].
  • Among Martin Fido's employers was University of the West Indies[10].
  • Martin Fido was employed by Boston University[11].
  • Martin Fido's education included a stint at Balliol College[12].
  • Martin Fido is recorded as male[13].
  • Martin Fido's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Martin Fido's residence is recorded as Cape Cod[15].
  • Martin Fido's given name is recorded as Martin[16].
  • Martin Fido's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Martin Fido's start of work period is recorded as 1965[18].
  • Martin Fido's writing language is recorded as English[19].
  • Martin Fido's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[20].

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.

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: GB[22]

  • Began / founded: 1939-10-18[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-04-02[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4fdf0a99-bdca-4243-aa19-c833ad4abcb7[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Martin Fido's place of birth was Penzance[2]. He was born on October 18, 1939[3].

Education

Martin Fido was educated at Balliol College[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5], university teacher[6], and animator[7]. Employers include University of the West Indies[10], a public university[26], in Jamaica[27], founded in 1948[28] and Boston University[11], a research university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1869[31], headquartered in Boston[32].

Death and Burial

Martin Fido died on April 2, 2019[4].

Why It Matters

Martin Fido ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Martin Fido born?

Martin Fido's place of birth was Penzance[2].

What did Martin Fido do for work?

Martin Fido worked as writer[5], university teacher[6], and animator[7].

Where did Martin Fido go to school?

Martin Fido was educated at Balliol College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Martin
    Employer
    Writing language English
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
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