Reg McKay

British writer (1953–2009)
Person human Q7307825
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Reg McKay

Summary

Reg McKay is a human[1]. He was born on +1953-07-15T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2009-10-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Reg McKay was born on +1953-07-15T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Reg McKay died on +2009-10-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Reg McKay's professions included journalist[4].
  • Reg McKay's education included a stint at University of Glasgow[6].
  • Reg McKay's education included a stint at Govan High School[7].
  • Reg McKay is recorded as male[8].
  • Reg McKay's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Reg McKay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000387665461[10].
  • Reg McKay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 280651114[11].
  • The cause of death was brain cancer[12].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[13].
  • Reg McKay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0805rgv[14].
  • Reg McKay's family name is recorded as McKay[15].
  • Reg McKay's given name is recorded as Reg[16].
  • Reg McKay's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 339156147[17].
  • Reg McKay's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Reg McKay's Gazetteer for Scotland person ID is recorded as 3636[19].
  • Reg McKay's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJgd8YPW6R4mCRbHtk4Xh3[20].

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Origins and Family

Reg McKay was born on +1953-07-15T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Glasgow[6], a public research university[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1451[23], headquartered in Glasgow[24] and Govan High School[7], a secondary school[25], in United Kingdom[26].

Career and Affiliations

Reg McKay's professions included journalist[4].

Death and Burial

Reg McKay died on +2009-10-19T00:00:00Z[3]. Recorded cause of death include brain cancer[12] and lung cancer[13].

Why It Matters

Reg McKay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Reg McKay do for work?

Reg McKay worked as journalist[4].

Where did Reg McKay go to school?

Reg McKay was educated at University of Glasgow[6] and Govan High School[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . dailyrecord.co.uk. dailyrecord.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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