Richard Flanagan

Australian writer and novelist
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Richard Flanagan

Summary

Richard Flanagan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Longford[2]. He was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4], journalist[5], film director[6], novelist[7], and screenwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month, #7,004 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Longford[2], Richard Flanagan…
  • Richard Flanagan was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Flanagan held citizenship in Australia[10].
  • Richard Flanagan's professions included writer[4].
  • Richard Flanagan worked as a journalist[5].
  • Richard Flanagan worked as a film director[6].
  • Richard Flanagan's professions included novelist[7].
  • Richard Flanagan worked as a screenwriter[8].
  • Richard Flanagan's education included a stint at University of Tasmania[11].
  • Richard Flanagan's education included a stint at Worcester College[12].
  • Richard Flanagan received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize[13].
  • Richard Flanagan received the Booker Prize[14].
  • Richard Flanagan received the Rhodes Scholarship[15].
  • Richard Flanagan received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[16].
  • Richard Flanagan's image is recorded as RichardFlanagan 300w.jpg[17].
  • Richard Flanagan is recorded as male[18].
  • Richard Flanagan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Richard Flanagan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121449438[20].
  • Richard Flanagan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 99138677[21].
  • Richard Flanagan's GND ID is recorded as 121500691[22].
  • Richard Flanagan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95045492[23].
  • Richard Flanagan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12488412t[24].
  • Richard Flanagan's IdRef ID is recorded as 034092684[25].
  • Richard Flanagan's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06311397[26].
  • Richard Flanagan's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0281088[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Flanagan's place of birth was Longford[2]. He was born on +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Tasmania[11], a public university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1890[30] and Worcester College[12], a college of the University of Oxford[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1714[33], headquartered in Oxford[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], journalist[5], film director[6], novelist[7], and screenwriter[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Commonwealth Writers' Prize[13], an award[35], founded in 1987[36]; Booker Prize[14], a literary award[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1969[39], headquartered in London[40]; Rhodes Scholarship[15], a scholarship[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1902[43]; and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[16].

Why It Matters

Richard Flanagan ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month, #7,004 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Works attributed to him include The Narrow Road to the Deep North[46], a literary work[47], written by him[48].

FAQs

Where was Richard Flanagan born?

Richard Flanagan was born in Longford[2].

What did Richard Flanagan do for work?

Richard Flanagan worked as writer[4], journalist[5], film director[6], novelist[7], and screenwriter[8].

Where did Richard Flanagan go to school?

Richard Flanagan was educated at University of Tasmania[11] and Worcester College[12].

What awards did Richard Flanagan receive?

Honors received include Commonwealth Writers' Prize[13], Booker Prize[14], Rhodes Scholarship[15], and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[16].

References

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  14. [14] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . humanities.org.au. humanities.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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