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Merlin Holland

British writer
Person Human Q704692

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1945, December 1945[8]
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
writer, editor, poet, journalist, biographer
Field of work
journalism, biography[11][12]
Father
Vyvyan Holland[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Family name
Holland[14]
Given name
Merlin[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Christopher Merlin Vyvyan Holland en Merlin Holland ar ميرلين هولاند cs Christopher Merlin Vyvyan Holland de Christopher Merlin Vyvyan Holland es Christopher Merlin Vyvyan Holland ko 멀린 홀랜드 ru Мерлин Холлэнд uk Мерлін Голланд zh 梅林·赫蘭德
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000116180040
VIAF cluster ID
34593917
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no96039516
GND ID
120510022
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
MerlinHolland pub pic 2.JPG ↗
Babelio author ID
8998
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
130756764
CANTIC ID
981061138876506706
CBDB.cz author ID
204066
Companies House officer ID
jso_Tr7lOjyhie8373SbWLR9TK0
Databazeknih.cz author ID
146527
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120510022
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Freebase ID
/m/08md_4
IdRef ID
055671772
J9U entity ID
987007262711305171
KBR person ID
14534358
NL CR AUT ID
pna20221158115
NUKAT ID
n01010879
National Library of Greece ID
83461
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200900604
National Library of Latvia ID
000092920
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp105566
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
149194560
Open Library ID
OL48521A
Perlentaucher ID
merlin-holland
SNAC ARK ID
w6c96snn
SNARC ID
Peter Bamm
SVKKL authority ID
0423392-Holland-Merlin-1945
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrXfYQGWqKVkhdmYWbh3
Yale LUX ID
person/4e5f7949-b898-41c4-afaf-3a9673054063

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, poet, journalist, editor, biographer
Field of work 2
journalism, biography
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Holland
Father 1
Vyvyan Holland
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Parent of 1
Vyvyan Holland
Place of birth 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Peter Bamm
Sex or gender 1
male
← Relative 1
Constance Lloyd
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Summary

Merlin Holland was born in 1945[1] in London[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], editor[4], poet[5], journalist[6], and biographer[7].

FAQs

Where was Merlin Holland born?

Merlin Holland's place of birth was London[2].

Who were Merlin Holland's parents?

Merlin Holland's father was Vyvyan Holland[9].

What did Merlin Holland do for work?

Merlin Holland worked as a writer[3], editor[4], poet[5], journalist[6], and biographer[7].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · DMontagne en résidence · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Radio France person ID → —
    "Removed claim: Radio France person ID: merlin-holland, batch #294507"
  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0423392-Holland-Merlin-1945
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0423392-Holland-Merlin-1945, batch #259497"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → journalism, biography
    Instance of → human
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Occupation → writer, editor, poet +1
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981061138876506706, batch #257590"
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