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Mary Butts

British novelist (1890–1937)
Person human Q2235837

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
December 13, 1890
Date of death
March 5, 1937
Place of birth
Poole
Place of death
Penzance
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11]
Occupation
novelist, writer
Educated at
Westfield College[12]
Notable work
Ashe of Rings, The Death of Felicity Taverner, Scenes from the Life of Cleopatra, The Crystal Cabinet: My Childhood at Salterns, Armed with Madness[13][14][15][16][17]
Father
Frederick John Butts[7]
Spouse
Gabriel Atkin, John Rodker[8][9]
Sibling
Anthony Butts[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Archives at
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[19]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[28]
Described by source
Women’s Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940[23]
Different from
Mary Frances Butts[25]
Family name
Butts[20]
Given name
Mary[21]
Has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam[27]
Relative
Emma Irlam Briggs[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mary Francis Butts en Mary Rodker en Mary Franeis Butts en Mary Butts ar ماري باتس cs Mary Franeis Butts de Mary Francis Butts es Mary Francis Butts fr Mary Francis Butts fr Mary Rodker uk Мері Баттс
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000063048985
VIAF cluster ID
14796919
Library of Congress authority ID
n84160187
GND ID
119220946
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Photograph of Mary Butts.jpg ↗
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/61185
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ButtsMary1890-1937
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12089746h
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
2222
CANTIC ID
981061134647306706
CBDB.cz author ID
70306
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11955051
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CiNii Research ID
1140000791568415232
DUC ID
mary-francis-butts
Databazeknih.cz author ID
156945
Discogs artist ID
4238255
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Mary-Butts
Europeana entity
agent/base/72051
FAST ID
144414
Find a Grave memorial ID
199178984
Freebase ID
/m/05p30l
Goodreads author ID
179957
ISFDB author ID
82905
IdRef ID
061619159
Libraries Australia ID
35192985
LibriVox author ID
10837
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10647584
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2012696522
NLA Trove people ID
859290
NUKAT ID
n2013136327
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279347205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810636873105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5786714
National Virtual Library of India ID
1611654
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073651885
Open Library ID
OL403400A
Orlando author ID
buttma
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
38304
RERO ID (legacy)
A003062470
SNAC ARK ID
w6pk1v9n
SVKKL authority ID
0435430-Butts-Mary-18901937
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
butts_mary
UK National Archives ID
F32846
WikiTree person ID
Butts-735
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB8t4JdQVQcDC7rMw86Kd
Yale LUX ID
person/e0b9a36d-6409-44a5-bd75-204d9354bc74

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation 2
writer, novelist
Archives at 1
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Educated at 1
Westfield College
Given name 1
Mary
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Poole
Place of death 1
Penzance
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
John Rodker
Spouses 1
John Rodker
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Summary

Mary Butts was born on December 13, 1890[1], in Poole[2]. She died on March 5, 1937[3], in Penzance[4]. She worked as a novelist[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Mary Butts born?

Mary Butts was born in Poole[2].

Where did Mary Butts die?

Mary Butts died in Penzance[4].

Who were Mary Butts's parents?

Mary Butts's father was Frederick John Butts[7].

Who was Mary Butts married to?

Mary Butts's spouses include Gabriel Atkin[8] and John Rodker[9].

What did Mary Butts do for work?

Mary Butts worked as a novelist[5] and writer[6].

Where did Mary Butts go to school?

Mary Butts was educated at Westfield College[12].

Related Entities

United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Westfield College

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . archives.library.wcsu.edu. Retrieved . archives.library.wcsu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . catalogus.boekman.nl. Retrieved . catalogus.boekman.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired, #temporary_batch_1793125905646"
  2. 12d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'ff', 'fr', 'ka', 'nl']
    Has works in the collection → Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, #temporary_batch_1792776485432"
  3. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0435430-Butts-Mary-18901937
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0435430-Butts-Mary-18901937, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981061134647306706
    Father → Frederick John Butts
    Occupation → —
    Educated at → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ CANTIC ID: 981061134647306706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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