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Michael G. Coney

British writer (1932-2005)
Person human Q506242

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 28, 1932
Date of death
November 4, 2005
Place of birth
Birmingham
Place of death
Saanichton
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
writer, science fiction writer
Field of work
literary activity, science fiction literature[8][9]
Award received
Golden Graoully for Best Foreign Novel, BSFA Award for Best Novel[10][11]
Cause of death
mesothelioma[13]
Nominated for
Nebula Award for Best Novelette, BSFA Award for Best Novel[18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Described by source
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[17]
Family name
Coney[14]
Given name
Michael[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jennifer Black en Michael Coney en Michael G. Coney en Mike Coney en Michael Greatrex Coney cs Maĭkl Kouni cs Michael G. Coney cs Michael Greatrex Coney de Michael Greatrex Coney de Michael G. Coney fr Michael g coney fr Michael G. Coney ja マイクル・コニイ nl Michael G. Coney ru Майкл Г. Коуни ru Майкл Коуни uk Майкл Ґ. Коуні
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000073590612
VIAF cluster ID
19676012
Library of Congress authority ID
n82219290
GND ID
139767088
Awards & Winners artist ID
08qfxp
BD Gest' author ID
46370
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ConeyMichael
Babelio author ID
51189
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11897515n
BookBrainz author ID
841c3125-5b50-4c94-86bd-ae6623c4fc8f
CONOR.SI ID
139480163
CiNii Research ID
1140845216767721472
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DDB person (GND) ID
139767088
Databazeknih.cz author ID
29109
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
coney_michael_g
Europeana entity
agent/base/78884
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Michael_G._Coney
Fantastic Fiction author ID
c/michael-g-coney
Freebase ID
/m/08qfxp
ISFDB author ID
217
IdRef ID
026797283
KBR person ID
14106781
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1798455X
NDL Authority ID
00436449
NL CR AUT ID
osd20231203079
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007403172205171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071969640
NooSFere author ID
265
Open Library ID
OL745143A
SBN author ID
FERV072132
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
Michael_G_Coney
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
11101
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrMcvJKfCHfQhjHFJMT3
Yale LUX ID
person/5fde9176-8f3d-473b-a3fe-0d0fe47e2e3e
🔗 Connections
Nominated for 2
Nebula Award for Best Novelette, BSFA Award for Best Novel
Occupation 2
writer, science fiction writer
Award received 1
BSFA Award for Best Novel
Cause of death 1
mesothelioma
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Field of work 1
science fiction literature
Given name 1
Michael
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Birmingham
Place of death 1
Saanichton
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
September 19
← Winner 1
BSFA Award for Best Novel
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Summary

Michael G. Coney was born on September 28, 1932[1], in Birmingham[2]. He died on November 4, 2005[3], in Saanichton[4]. He worked as a writer[5] and science fiction writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Michael G. Coney born?

Michael G. Coney's place of birth was Birmingham[2].

Where did Michael G. Coney die?

Michael G. Coney passed away in Saanichton[4].

What did Michael G. Coney do for work?

Michael G. Coney worked as a writer[5] and science fiction writer[6].

What awards did Michael G. Coney receive?

Honors received include Golden Graoully for Best Foreign Novel[10] and BSFA Award for Best Novel[11].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . noosfere.org. noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . bsfa.co.uk. bsfa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Given name → Michael
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    Family name → Coney
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
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