Mary Elizabeth Braddon

English author (1835-1915)
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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Summary

Mary Elizabeth Braddon was born on October 4, 1835[1], in London[2]. She died on February 4, 1915[3], in Richmond[4]. She worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], playwright[7], editor[8], and actor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,444 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1837[11], January 1, 1835[12]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1915[13]
  • Place of burial: Richmond Cemetery[14]
  • Spouse: John Maxwell[15]
  • Child: William Babington Maxwell[16], Gerald Melbourne Maxwell[17]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[18], United Kingdom[19]
  • Sex or gender: female[20]
  • Commons category: Mary Elizabeth Braddon[21]
  • Family name: Braddon[22], Maxwell[23]
  • Given name: Mary[24], Elizabeth[25]
  • Pseudonym: Babington White[26]
  • Official website: http://maryelizabethbraddon.com/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mary Elizabeth Braddon[28]
  • Depicted by: Mary Elizabeth Braddon[29]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], In Lady Audley's Shadow: Mary Elizabeth Braddon and Victorian Literary Genres[32], 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Braddon, Mary Elizabeth[33], Blurring Boundaries: The Fiction of M.E. Braddon[34], Beyond Sensation: Mary Elizabeth Braddon in Context[35], Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Library of the World's Best Literature[39], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[40], Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement[41], The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women's Writing[42], A historical dictionary of British women[43]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[44]

Why It Matters

Mary Elizabeth Braddon has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] She is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Works attributed to her include Lady Audley's Secret[47], a literary work[48].

FAQs

Where was Mary Elizabeth Braddon born?

Mary Elizabeth Braddon's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Mary Elizabeth Braddon die?

Mary Elizabeth Braddon died in Richmond[4].

Who was Mary Elizabeth Braddon married to?

Mary Elizabeth Braddon's spouses include John Maxwell[15].

What did Mary Elizabeth Braddon do for work?

Mary Elizabeth Braddon worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], playwright[7], editor[8], and actor[9].

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  1. [2] ↑ . 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Braddon, Mary Elizabeth. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [19] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [8] ↑ . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [39] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth. wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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