Paul Shipton

British writer
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Paul Shipton

Summary

Paul Shipton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on June 15, 1963[3]. He worked as a writer[4] and children's writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Paul Shipton was born in Manchester[2].
  • Paul Shipton was born on June 15, 1963[3].
  • Paul Shipton held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Paul Shipton worked as a writer[4].
  • Paul Shipton's professions included children's writer[5].
  • Paul Shipton's field of work was children's and young adult literature[8].
  • Paul Shipton was educated at University of Cambridge[9].
  • Paul Shipton was educated at University of Manchester[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Paul Shipton is The Pig Who Saved the World[11].
  • Paul Shipton is recorded as male[12].
  • Paul Shipton's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Paul Shipton's family name is recorded as Shipton[14].
  • Paul Shipton's given name is recorded as Paul[15].
  • Paul Shipton's pseudonym is recorded as Paul Cooper[16].
  • Paul Shipton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as British English[17].
  • Paul Shipton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: GB[20]

  • Began / founded: 1963-06-15[21]

  • Community tags: novelist[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 916d6cf8-d3c1-4683-8d0a-b0c764880ec1[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Shipton's place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on June 15, 1963[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[9], a collegiate university[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1209[26], headquartered in Cambridge[27] and University of Manchester[10], a university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1824[30], headquartered in Manchester[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and children's writer[5]. Paul Shipton's field of work was children's and young adult literature[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Paul Shipton is The Pig Who Saved the World[11].

Why It Matters

Paul Shipton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Paul Shipton born?

Born in Manchester[2], Paul Shipton…

What did Paul Shipton do for work?

Paul Shipton worked as writer[4] and children's writer[5].

Where did Paul Shipton go to school?

Paul Shipton was educated at University of Cambridge[9] and University of Manchester[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, children's writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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