Raymond Postgate

British writer (1896-1971)
Person human Q7299082
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Raymond Postgate

Summary

Raymond Postgate is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1896-11-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Canterbury[4]. He died on +1971-03-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a journalist[6], historian[7], biographer[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Raymond Postgate was born in Cambridge[2].
  • Raymond Postgate died in Canterbury[4].
  • Raymond Postgate was born on +1896-11-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Raymond Postgate died on +1971-03-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Raymond Postgate's father was John Percival Postgate[11].
  • A child of Raymond Postgate was John Postgate[12].
  • A child of Raymond Postgate was Oliver Postgate[13].
  • Raymond Postgate held citizenship in United Kingdom[14].
  • Raymond Postgate worked as a journalist[6].
  • Raymond Postgate's professions included historian[7].
  • Raymond Postgate worked as a biographer[8].
  • Raymond Postgate's professions included writer[9].
  • Raymond Postgate was educated at St John's College[15].
  • Raymond Postgate's image is recorded as Stella Bowen, Raymond Postgate.jpg[16].
  • Raymond Postgate is recorded as male[17].
  • Raymond Postgate's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Raymond Postgate's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120986346[19].
  • Raymond Postgate's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3282530[20].
  • Raymond Postgate's GND ID is recorded as 119516330[21].
  • Raymond Postgate's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50025183[22].
  • Raymond Postgate's IdRef ID is recorded as 074484958[23].
  • Raymond Postgate's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00525262[24].
  • Raymond Postgate's SBN author ID is recorded as RAVV032377[25].
  • Raymond Postgate's archives at is recorded as International Institute of Social History[26].
  • Raymond Postgate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ftht[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Raymond Postgate was born in Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1896-11-06T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was John Percival Postgate[11].

Education

Raymond Postgate's education included a stint at St John's College[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6], historian[7], biographer[8], and writer[9].

Personal Life

Children include John Postgate[12], a microbiologist[28], 1922–2014[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[31] and Oliver Postgate[13], an animator[32], 1925–2008[33], of United Kingdom[34].

Death and Burial

Raymond Postgate died on +1971-03-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Canterbury[4].

Why It Matters

Raymond Postgate ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Raymond Postgate born?

Born in Cambridge[2], Raymond Postgate…

Where did Raymond Postgate die?

Raymond Postgate passed away in Canterbury[4].

Who were Raymond Postgate's parents?

Raymond Postgate's father was John Percival Postgate[11].

What did Raymond Postgate do for work?

Raymond Postgate worked as journalist[6], historian[7], biographer[8], and writer[9].

Where did Raymond Postgate go to school?

Raymond Postgate was educated at St John's College[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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