Richard Holmes

Summary

Richard Holmes is a human^[1]. He was born in London^[2]. He was born on +1945-11-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4] and biographer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in London^[2], Richard Holmes…
• Richard Holmes was born on +1945-11-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Richard Holmes held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Richard Holmes worked as a writer^[4].
• Richard Holmes's professions included biographer^[5].
• Richard Holmes was employed by University of East Anglia^[8].
• Richard Holmes was educated at Churchill College^[9].
• Richard Holmes's education included a stint at Downside School^[10].
• Richard Holmes received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[11].
• Richard Holmes received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[12].
• Richard Holmes received the American Book Awards^[13].
• Richard Holmes received the Fellow of the British Academy^[14].
• Richard Holmes received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[15].
• Richard Holmes received the Somerset Maugham Award^[16].
• Richard Holmes was a member of Royal Society^[17].
• Richard Holmes was a member of British Academy^[18].
• Richard Holmes was a member of Royal Society of Literature^[19].
• Richard Holmes's image is recorded as Richard Holmes.JPG^[20].
• Richard Holmes's image is recorded as Richard-Holmes-2013-Falling-Upward-050.jpg^[21].
• Richard Holmes is recorded as male^[22].
• Richard Holmes's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Richard Holmes's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117685542^[24].
• Richard Holmes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68930378^[25].
• Richard Holmes's GND ID is recorded as 139834575^[26].
• Richard Holmes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81092200^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in London^[2], Richard Holmes… he was born on +1945-11-05T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Churchill College^[9], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1960^[30] and Downside School^[10], an independent school^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1617^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4] and biographer^[5]. Richard Holmes was employed by University of East Anglia^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[11], a grade of an order^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[12], a literary award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1919^[38]; American Book Awards^[13], a literary award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1978^[41]; Fellow of the British Academy^[14], a fellowship award^[42], in United Kingdom^[43]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[15], a fellowship award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45]; and Somerset Maugham Award^[16], a literary award^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1947^[48].

Why It Matters

Richard Holmes ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Richard Holmes born?

Born in London^[2], Richard Holmes…

What did Richard Holmes do for work?

Richard Holmes worked as writer^[4] and biographer^[5].

Where did Richard Holmes go to school?

Richard Holmes was educated at Churchill College^[9] and Downside School^[10].

What awards did Richard Holmes receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[11], James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[12], American Book Awards^[13], and Fellow of the British Academy^[14].