Robert Leighton

Scottish author and journalist
Person human Q19367031
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Robert Leighton

Summary

Robert Leighton is a human[1]. Born in Ayr[2], he… he was born on +1859-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Bishop's Stortford[4]. He died on +1934-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], novelist[7], journalist[8], and editing staff[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ayr[2], Robert Leighton…
  • Robert Leighton passed away in Bishop's Stortford[4].
  • Robert Leighton was born on +1859-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Leighton was born on +1858-06-05T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Robert Leighton died on +1934-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Robert Leighton died on +1934-05-11T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Among Robert Leighton's spouses was Marie Connor Leighton[13].
  • A child of Robert Leighton was Clare Leighton[14].
  • A child of Robert Leighton was Roland Leighton[15].
  • Robert Leighton's professions included writer[6].
  • Robert Leighton worked as a novelist[7].
  • Robert Leighton worked as a journalist[8].
  • Robert Leighton's professions included editing staff[9].
  • Robert Leighton's field of work was young adult literature[16].
  • Robert Leighton's field of work was travel literature[17].
  • Robert Leighton's field of work was Pan-Hispanic ballad[18].
  • Among Robert Leighton's employers was Daily Mail[19].
  • Among Robert Leighton's employers was Bristol Observer[20].
  • Robert Leighton is recorded as male[21].
  • Robert Leighton's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Robert Leighton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110367891[23].
  • Robert Leighton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7283297[24].
  • Robert Leighton's GND ID is recorded as 1155207890[25].
  • Robert Leighton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr95033520[26].
  • Robert Leighton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13305397b[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert Leighton's place of birth was Ayr[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1859-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1858-06-05T00:00:00Z[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], novelist[7], journalist[8], and editing staff[9]. Fields of work include young adult literature[16], a sub-set of literature[28]; travel literature[17], a literary genre[29]; and Pan-Hispanic ballad[18], a literary genre[30]. Employers include Daily Mail[19], a daily newspaper[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1896[33], headquartered in London[34] and Bristol Observer[20], a newspaper[35], in United States[36].

Personal Life

Among Robert Leighton's spouses was Marie Connor Leighton[13]. Children include Clare Leighton[14], an artist[37], 1898–1989[38], of United Kingdom[39], awarded the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award[40] and Roland Leighton[15], a writer[41], 1895–1915[42], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[43].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1934-00-00T00:00:00Z[5] and +1934-05-11T00:00:00Z[12]. Robert Leighton passed away in Bishop's Stortford[4].

Why It Matters

Robert Leighton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Robert Leighton born?

Born in Ayr[2], Robert Leighton…

Where did Robert Leighton die?

Robert Leighton passed away in Bishop's Stortford[4].

Who was Robert Leighton married to?

Robert Leighton's spouses include Marie Connor Leighton[13].

What did Robert Leighton do for work?

Robert Leighton worked as writer[6], novelist[7], journalist[8], and editing staff[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Project Gutenberg. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Project Gutenberg. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . 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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