Robin Robertson

Scottish poet (born 1955)
Person human Q7352748
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Robin Robertson

Summary

Robin Robertson is a human[1]. Born in Perthshire[2], he… he was born on 1955[3]. He worked as a poet[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Perthshire[2], Robin Robertson…
  • Robin Robertson was born on 1955[3].
  • Robin Robertson held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Robin Robertson worked as a poet[4].
  • Robin Robertson's field of work was poetry[7].
  • Robin Robertson received the E. M. Forster Award[8].
  • Robin Robertson received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[9].
  • Robin Robertson received the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction[10].
  • Robin Robertson received the Cholmondeley Award[11].
  • Robin Robertson was a member of Royal Society of Literature[12].
  • Robin Robertson is recorded as male[13].
  • Robin Robertson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Robin Robertson's family name is recorded as Robertson[15].
  • Robin Robertson's given name is recorded as Robin[16].
  • Robin Robertson's official website is recorded as https://robinrobertson.co.uk[17].
  • Robin Robertson's work location is recorded as Scotland[18].
  • Robin Robertson's work location is recorded as London[19].
  • Robin Robertson's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[20].
  • Robin Robertson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: GB[23]

  • Began / founded: 1955[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c0f9c156-ef2f-4a3f-a6be-2ecab5375fd9[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Perthshire[2], Robin Robertson… he was born on 1955[3].

Career and Affiliations

Robin Robertson worked as a poet[4]. His field of work was poetry[7].

Recognition

Awards received include E. M. Forster Award[8], a literary award[26], in United States[27], founded in 1972[28]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[9], a fellowship award[29], in United Kingdom[30]; Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction[10], a literary award[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 2010[33]; and Cholmondeley Award[11], a poetry award[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1966[36].

Why It Matters

Robin Robertson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

Where was Robin Robertson born?

Robin Robertson's place of birth was Perthshire[2].

What did Robin Robertson do for work?

Robin Robertson worked as poet[4].

What awards did Robin Robertson receive?

Honors received include E. M. Forster Award[8], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[9], Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction[10], and Cholmondeley Award[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . AllMusic. smia.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . list.co.uk. list.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . societyofauthors.org. societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . nj.com. nj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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