Old Major

character in Orwell's "Animal Farm"
Person character_from_animal_farm Q905865
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Old Major

Summary

Old Major is a character from Animal Farm[1]. They worked as a revolutionary[2] and singer-songwriter[3]. They draws 1,621 Wikipedia views per month (character_from_animal_farm category, ranking #1 of 4).[4]

Key Facts

  • Old Major held citizenship in Manor Farm[5].
  • Old Major's professions included revolutionary[2].
  • Old Major's professions included singer-songwriter[3].
  • Old Major is the creator of George Orwell[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Old Major is Beasts of England[7].
  • Old Major is recorded as male organism[8].
  • Old Major's instance of is recorded as character from Animal Farm[9].
  • Old Major's instance of is recorded as fictional pig[10].
  • Old Major's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03_rhw[11].
  • Karl Marx inspired Old Major[12].
  • Vladimir Lenin inspired Old Major[13].
  • Old Major's present in work is recorded as Animal Farm[14].
  • Old Major's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Willingdon Beauty'}[15].
  • Old Major's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+400'}[16].
  • Old Major's animal breed is recorded as Middle White[17].
  • Old Major's narrative age is recorded as {'unit': 'Q24564698', 'amount': '+12'}[18].
  • Old Major's Personality Database profile ID is recorded as 5022[19].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include revolutionary[2] and singer-songwriter[3].

Works and Contributions

Old Major is the creator of George Orwell[6]. A notable work attributed to them is Beasts of England[7].

Why It Matters

Old Major draws 1,621 Wikipedia views per month (character_from_animal_farm category, ranking #1 of 4).[4] They has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] They is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What did Old Major do for work?

Old Major worked as revolutionary[2] and singer-songwriter[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . sparknotes.com. Retrieved . sparknotes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . sparknotes.com. Retrieved . sparknotes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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