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Paul Shipton

British writer
Person Human Q331101

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 15, 1963
Place of birth
Manchester
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
writer, children's writer, literary editor, teacher, young adult author
Field of work
children's and young adult literature[9]
Educated at
University of Cambridge, University of Manchester[10][11]
Notable work
The Pig Who Saved the World[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
British English, English[17][18]
Family name
Shipton[14]
Given name
Paul[15]
Pseudonym
Paul Cooper[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Cooper en Paul Shipton ru Пол Шиптон
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000119502703
VIAF cluster ID
58592403
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2003083260
GND ID
115008233, 1235680673
BIBSYS ID
98065929
CANTIC ID
981058512598006706
CBDB.cz author ID
2578
CONOR.SI ID
26404963
CiNii Research ID
1140282266820429696
Databazeknih.cz author ID
10851
Europeana entity
agent/base/95925
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_115008233
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Freebase ID
/m/02q07yn
Goodreads author ID
87106
ISFDB author ID
29835
IdRef ID
057388725
J9U entity ID
987007415100205171
KBR person ID
14474246
MusicBrainz artist ID
916d6cf8-d3c1-4683-8d0a-b0c764880ec1
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18685146
NDL Authority ID
00947135
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2003188789, jo20201069270
NLP ID
a0000003826208
NUKAT ID
n2003038697
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200802726
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810595521805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
156418207
Open Library ID
OL30686A
Prabook ID
2179244
Ricochet author ID
paul-shipton
SBN author ID
RAVV230258
SNARC ID
Solegnathus
SVKKL authority ID
p0110310-Shipton-Paul-1963, 0401837-Cooper-Chris-1963
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058512598006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1344890
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg8F9Kq3mWQmk6dpr9hpP

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
University of Cambridge, University of Manchester
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, British English
Occupation 2
writer, children's writer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Field of work 1
children's and young adult literature
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Manchester
SNARC ID 1
Solegnathus
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Paul Shipton was born on June 15, 1963[1], in Manchester[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], children's writer[4], literary editor[5], teacher[6], and young adult author[7].

FAQs

Where was Paul Shipton born?

Paul Shipton's place of birth was Manchester[2].

What did Paul Shipton do for work?

Paul Shipton worked as a writer[3], children's writer[4], literary editor[5], teacher[6], and young adult author[7].

Where did Paul Shipton go to school?

Paul Shipton was educated at University of Cambridge[10] and University of Manchester[11].

Related Entities

Manchester United Kingdom University of Manchester

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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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. 11w ago · Symac · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ricochet author ID → paul-shipton
    "Created claim: Ricochet author ID: paul-shipton, Ricochet ID for authors born after 1940 (details)"
  2. 21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0110310-Shipton-Paul-1963, 0401837-Cooper-Chris-1963
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0401837-Cooper-Chris-1963, batch #259599"
  3. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0110310-Shipton-Paul-1963, 0401837-Cooper-Chris-1963
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0110310-Shipton-Paul-1963, batch #259495"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, children's writer, literary editor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32084: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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